# N5979Y: 1966 Piper PA-23-250, registration cancelled 2013-02-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 8, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 27-3151
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 28, 1966
- Last registry action: May 16, 1985
- Mode S code: A7BB12
- Location: [Merritt Island, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Merritt%20Island)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 28.3204° N, 80.6592° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32952, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5979Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5979Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5979Y-2013-02-08

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 MIA71DLT20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DLT20), Jun 26, 1971: Piper PA-23 (N5979Y), Jackson, TN, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC68D0390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0390), Jul 25, 1967: Piper PA-23 (N5979Y), Kansas City, MO, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC67D0434](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0434), Jan 31, 1967: Piper PA-23 (N5979Y), Independence, MO, substantial damage

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