# N6968Y: 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: 27-4333
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 26, 1969
- Certificate issued: November 17, 1980
- Last registry action: October 28, 1983
- Mode S code: A94487
- Owner when cancelled: [Yates Robert B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YATES%20ROBERT%20B)
- Location: [Laramie, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Laramie)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.2196° N, 105.8442° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 82070, within about 18 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6968Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6968Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6968Y-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 NYC79FHD20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHD20-133767), Aug 20, 1979: Piper PA-23 (N6968Y), Atlantic, NJ, substantial damage

## 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 19790820029909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790820029909A), Aug 20, 1979: Piper PA23250 (N6968Y), Atlantic City, NJ, Substantial damage. Cabin door opened on takeoff roll. Pilot aborted takeoff. Unable to stop on runway, ran off end into rocks.

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