# N7243Y: Piper PA-30, registration cancelled 1993-06-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 17, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 30268
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: July 6, 1972
- Last registry action: April 30, 1993
- Mode S code: A9B540
- Owner when cancelled: [Weather Modification Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEATHER%20MODIFICATION%20INC)
- Location: [Fargo, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Fargo)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 46.8772° N, 96.7898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fargo, ND, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7243Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7243Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7243Y-1993-06-17

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 CHI93FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA053), Dec 17, 1992: Piper PA-30 (N7243Y), Bowman, ND, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE NON INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE AFTER INADVERTENT VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.
- [NTSB MKC69D0346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0346-191148), Feb 10, 1969: Piper PA-30 (N7243Y), Osceola, IA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW66F0656](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0656), May 4, 1966: Piper PA-30 (N7243Y), Garlnad, TX, 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 19921216050809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921216050809A), Dec 16, 1992: Piper PA30 (N7243Y), Bowman, ND, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Encountered clouds and snowshowers at night. Lost control trying to make a 180 degree turn to return to clear.

## Other aircraft with N7243Y

- [Cancelled 2013-08-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7243Y-2013-08-23): Airbus Industrie A300 B4-203, S/N 153, built 1981. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Boca Raton, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Boca%20Raton)

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