# N6687Y: Piper PA-23-250, registration cancelled 1996-09-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 26, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- 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: 274009
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: November 29, 1995
- Last registry action: February 22, 1996
- Mode S code: A8D555
- Location: [Philippi, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Philippi)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1571° N, 80.0237° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 26416, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6687Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6687Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6687Y-1996-09-26

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 CHI96FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA048), Dec 7, 1995: Piper PA-23-250 (N6687Y), Laupahoehoe, HI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot falling asleep at the controls due to fatigue. Factors were: the pilot's inadequate preflight preparation and the dark night.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19951206044699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951206044699A), Dec 6, 1995: Piper PA23250 (N6687Y), Laupahoehoe, HI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into trees on mountain on a 5HR flight from mainland. Auto pilot on. No anomalies. Possible fatigue, sleep.
- [Incident 19920515019259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920515019259I), May 15, 1992: Piper PA23250 (N6687Y), Sidney, NY, Minor damage. While taxiing to tie down pilot misjudged distance and wing tip hit tail light of parked bus.
- [Incident 19901126057899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901126057899I), Nov 26, 1990: Piper PA23250 (N6687Y), Lancaster, PA. Pilot turned heater fuel control valve on and noticed fuel coming into cockpit. Precautionary landing.

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