# N5512Y: Piper PA-23-250, registration cancelled 1997-04-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 21, 1997
- 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: 272608
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: November 7, 1978
- Last registry action: February 19, 1997
- Mode S code: A705D7
- Owner when cancelled: [Tru Lite International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRU%20LITE%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC)
- Location: [Gibsonia, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Gibsonia)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.6380° N, 79.9480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 15044, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5512Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5512Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5512Y-1997-04-21

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 (3)

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 NYC91LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA078), Feb 19, 1991: Piper PA-23-250 (N5512Y), Punxsutawney, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: INTENTIONAL FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN A INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH RISING TERRAIN, WHICH WAS OBSCURED BY FOG. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS…
- [NTSB CHI83LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA211), May 13, 1983: Piper PA-23-250 (N5512Y), East Liverpool, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI66F0536](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0536), Feb 1, 1966: Piper PA-23 (N5512Y), Columbus, OH, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19910219002799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910219002799A), Feb 19, 1991: Piper PA23250 (N5512Y), Punxsutawney, PA, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed attempting to land. (.4) the pilot obtained weather information from the tv prior to departure and used loran as a means of navigation to his…
- [Accident 19830513019199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830513019199A), May 13, 1983: Piper PA23250 (N5512Y), East Liverpool, OH, Substantial damage. Landed gear up. Everything normal except pilot neglected to lower the landing gear.

## Other aircraft with N5512Y

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5512Y): Maule MX-7-180AC, S/N 33003C

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