# N6886Y: 1969 Piper PA-23-250, registration cancelled 2013-08-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 20, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, 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: 27-4236
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: July 31, 1970
- Certificate issued: November 6, 2002
- Last registry action: April 14, 2009
- Mode S code: A92430
- Owners when cancelled: [Helseth Joseph A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELSETH%20JOSEPH%20A), [Helseth Paulette](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELSETH%20PAULETTE)
- Location: [Vero Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Vero%20Beach)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 27.5928° N, 80.5078° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32968, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6886Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6886Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6886Y-2013-08-20

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 ATL05FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05FAMS1), Jun 20, 2005: Piper PA-23 (N6886Y), Ft Pierce, FL, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued flight into known thunderstorm activity that resulted in the loss of control and the subsequent collision with water. A factor was the controller's failure to provide the pilot…

## 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 20050620015269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050620015269A), Jun 20, 2005: Piper PA23250 (N6886Y), Fort Pierce, FL, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (-23) Missing aircraft - the airplane was reportedly enroute IFR from treasure cay international airport (myat) in the Bahamas to Fort Pierce, FL (fpr) when…

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