# N5478Y: Piper PA-23-250, registration cancelled 2001-04-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 12, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 27-2571
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: January 13, 1989
- Last registry action: February 20, 2001
- Mode S code: A6F574
- Owner when cancelled: [Jal Yacht Craft](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JAL%20YACHT%20CRAFT)
- Location: [Huntington Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Huntington%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7202° N, 118.0454° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92649, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5478Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5478Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5478Y-2001-04-12

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (2)

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 LAX67D0374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0374), Apr 16, 1967: Piper PA-23 (N5478Y), Calexico, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK66D0165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66D0165), Oct 24, 1965: Piper PA-23 (N5478Y), Furnace Creek, CA, substantial damage

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