# N7409Y: 1964 Piper PA-30, registration cancelled 2018-03-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 16, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 30-470
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 3, 1964
- Certificate issued: April 19, 2007
- Last registry action: August 13, 2013
- Mode S code: A9F634
- Owner when cancelled: [Bernardo Garry Thomas](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERNARDO%20GARRY%20THOMAS)
- Location: [Lake Worth, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lake%20Worth)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 26.5950° N, 80.1757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33467, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7409Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7409Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7409Y-2018-03-16

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 (2)

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 CEN16FA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA276), Jul 21, 2016: Piper PA 30 (N7409Y), Plainfield, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during an en route climb near convective activity, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, an uncontrolled descent, and a subsequent in-flight breakup…
- [NTSB MKC72FCD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCD11), Jul 28, 1971: Piper PA-30 (N7409Y), Storm Lake, IA, destroyed

## 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 20160721010779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160721010779A), Jul 21, 2016: Piper PA-30 (N7409Y), Plainfield, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. After an in-flight breakup, the major portion of the aircraft impacted the ground at a near vertical attitude in a residential area. Aircraft parts and debris…

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