# N7768Y: 1965 Piper PA-30, registration cancelled 2017-11-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 2, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
- 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: 30-854
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 16, 1965
- Certificate issued: July 18, 1978
- Last registry action: June 11, 2014
- Mode S code: AA82D8
- Owner when cancelled: [Marshall David W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARSHALL%20DAVID%20W)
- Location: [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.4241° N, 98.4936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Antonio, TX, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7768Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7768Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7768Y-2017-11-02

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 CEN15LA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA357), Jul 13, 2015: Piper PA 30 (N7768Y), Clifton, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control during a precautionary landing following a total loss of power to one engine. The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined based on…

## 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 20150713013359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150713013359A), Jul 13, 2015: Piper PA-30 (N7768Y), Clifton, TX, Substantial damage. On July 13, 2015 at approximatley 2150Z aircraft N7778Y, PA30 s/n 30-864 crashed on landing at K7F7, the pilot reported losing the right hand engine during…

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