# N6078Y: 1966 Piper PA-23-250, registration cancelled 2012-08-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 30, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, 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: 27-3279
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 6, 1966
- Last registry action: June 3, 2003
- Mode S code: A7E4C7
- Location: [Arcadia, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Arcadia)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1352° N, 118.0267° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91006, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6078Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6078Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6078Y-2012-08-30

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 DEN91LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA018), Nov 7, 1990: Piper PA-23-250 (N6078Y), Abilene, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN IN FLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH TURBULENCE. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE AIRCRAFT PREFLIGHT.

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