# N7497Y: 1964 Piper PA-30, registration cancelled 2018-02-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 23, 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: 30-559
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 26, 1964
- Certificate issued: May 21, 2012
- Last registry action: May 21, 2012
- Mode S code: AA175D
- Owners when cancelled: [Hess Drew C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HESS%20DREW%20C), [Hess Garrett J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HESS%20GARRETT%20J)
- Location: [Yorba Linda, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Yorba%20Linda)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8973° N, 117.7989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92886, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7497Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7497Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7497Y-2018-02-23

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 (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 WPR13CA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA164), Mar 23, 2013: Piper PA-30 (N7497Y), Fullerton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.
- [NTSB MIA78FKT15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKT15), Nov 28, 1977: Piper PA30 (N7497Y), Opa Locka, FL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20130323004979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130323004979A), Mar 23, 2013: Piper PA-30 (N7497Y), Fullerton, CA, Substantial damage. During takeoff/rotation phase of flight; PIC lost directional control of aircraft. Aircraft struck a taxiway light and right wing impacted with a 12 foot…
- [Accident 19771128037089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771128037089A), Nov 28, 1977: Piper PA30 (N7497Y), Opa Locka, FL, Substantial damage

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