# N7178Y: 1963 Piper PA-30, registration cancelled 2013-08-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 6, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1EA), [TCDS 1E12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 30-198
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 19, 1963
- Last registry action: June 16, 1999
- Mode S code: A99995
- Location: [Jenks, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Jenks)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.9985° N, 95.9799° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 74037, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7178Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7178Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7178Y-2013-08-06

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-30: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30.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 FTW99FA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99FA222), Aug 16, 1999: Piper PA30 (N7178Y), Holdenville, OK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff initial climb. Factors were the loss of right engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's lack of total experience in the…
- [NTSB UNK65X1271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1271), Jan 11, 1965: Piper PA30 (N7178Y), Reading, PA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X0119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0119), Oct 3, 1964: Piper PA30 (N7178Y), Reading, PA, 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 19990816012239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990816012239A), Aug 16, 1999: Piper PA30 (N7178Y), Holdenville, OK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft took off, the engine failed, and the acft stalled and crashed, the pilot/sole occupant suffered fatal injuries,the acft was destroyed by fire, other…

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