# N5557Y: Piper PA-23-250, registration cancelled 1973-06-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 25, 1973
- 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: 27-2659
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: July 21, 1970
- Mode S code: A71562
- Owner when cancelled: [Wilson James Ernest](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILSON%20JAMES%20ERNEST)
- Location: [Cumberland, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Cumberland)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5557Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5557Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5557Y-1973-06-25

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 IAD73AI014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73AI014), Apr 24, 1973: Piper PA-23 (N5557Y), Cumberland, MD, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB MIA68F0042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0042), Jul 5, 1967: Piper PA-23 (N5557Y), Augusta, GA, substantial damage

## 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 19730424009899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730424009899A), Apr 24, 1973: Piper PA23 (N5557Y), Cumberland, WV, Destroyed. Plt turned into fog shrouded hill just after tkof from rwy intersection. Former military rated.

## Other aircraft with N5557Y

- [Cancelled 1991-10-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5557Y-1991-10-31): Socata TB 10, S/N 1327. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Aerospatiale General Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AEROSPATIALE%20GENERAL%20AVIATION), [Grand Prairie, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Grand%20Prairie)
- [Cancelled 1989-11-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5557Y-1989-11-28): Raven Industries RX6, S/N RX6350. Triennial form not returned

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