# N5815Y: 1965 Piper PA-23-250, registration cancelled 2012-09-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 27, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A10), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 27-2961
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 14, 1965
- Last registry action: November 24, 1982
- Mode S code: A77CBD
- Location: [Cape Canaveral, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Cape%20Canaveral)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 28.4418° N, 80.5879° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32920, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5815Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5815Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5815Y-2012-09-27

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 (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 MIA86FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86FA012), Oct 16, 1985: Piper PA-23-250 (N5815Y), Pensacola, FL, 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 19851016073809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851016073809A), Oct 16, 1985: Piper PA23250 (N5815Y), Pensacola, FL, Destroyed. Turned back towards airport and hit trees in a shallow descent at a high airspeed. No mechanical malfunction found.

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