# N7730Y: 1965 Piper PA-30, registration cancelled 2013-05-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 9, 2013
- 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: 30-819
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, aerial advertising, weather control
- Airworthiness date: August 10, 1979
- Certificate issued: September 4, 1991
- Last registry action: October 6, 1997
- Mode S code: AA769B
- Owner when cancelled: [Owens Rick L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OWENS%20RICK%20L)
- Location: [Colorado Springs, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Colorado%20Springs)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7701° N, 104.6439° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80925, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7730Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7730Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7730Y-2013-05-09

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 DEN91FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA126), Sep 11, 1991: Piper PA-30 (N7730Y), Ft. Carson, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF POWER TO BOTH ENGINES DUE FIRST TO FUEL STARVATION FOLLOWED BY FUEL EXHAUSTION, THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL, AND THE INADVERTENT STALL. A FACTOR WAS: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF…
- [NTSB SEA67F0193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67F0193), Nov 12, 1966: Piper PA-30 (N7730Y), Billings, MT, 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 19910911039379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910911039379A), Sep 11, 1991: Piper PA30 (N7730Y), Ft Carson, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Unable hold altitude vectored Butts,stalled,rolled short airport. Right prop feathered. No fuel. Selector in error.

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