# N7217Y: Piper PA-30, registration cancelled 1989-09-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 12, 1989
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 30243
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Mode S code: A9AAA7
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7217Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7217Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7217Y-1989-09-12

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 (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 ATL84FA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA187), May 29, 1984: Piper PA-30 (N7217Y), Charlotte, NC, destroyed

## 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 19840529023999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840529023999A), May 29, 1984: Piper PA30 (N7217Y), Charlotte, NC, Destroyed. Trim problem. Steep bank and descent to runway. Trim in full up position,wires to trim switch bare, trim handle off.
- [Incident 19800604055309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800604055309I), Jun 4, 1980: Piper PA30 (N7217Y), Winston Salem, NC, Minor damage. Pilot forgot his clipboard so made go around and forgot to put down gear.
- [Incident 19780423011109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780423011109I), Apr 23, 1978: Piper PA30 (N7217Y), Mooresville, NC, Minor damage. While taxiing off runway main gear struck hole covered by grass. Gear collapsed.

## Other aircraft with N7217Y

- [Cancelled 2011-06-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7217Y-2011-06-13): Hayes Charles BENSON, S/N 52455. Assigned (non-type certificated), pending cancellation

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