# N5421Y: Piper PA-23-250, registration cancelled 1978-12-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 8, 1978
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 272499
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: August 14, 1978
- Mode S code: A6E1EC
- Owner when cancelled: [Nygaard P Ronald Kentucky Acft Finance Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NYGAARD%20P%20RONALD%20KENTUCKY%20ACFT%20FINANCE%20CORP)
- Location: [Louisville, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Louisville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5421Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5421Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5421Y-1978-12-08

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper PA-23-250: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD78FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA073), Jun 22, 1978: Piper PA-23 (N5421Y), Marion, KY, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19780622032569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780622032569A), Jun 22, 1978: Piper PA23 (N5421Y), Marion, KY, Destroyed. Witnesses observed constant-rate descending turn to gnd. Sleeping tls,other recent flights.

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