# N7781Y: 1965 Piper PA-30, registration cancelled 2012-11-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 13, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Expired dealer, 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: 30-686
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 18, 1965
- Last registry action: February 29, 2008
- Mode S code: AA8951
- Owner when cancelled: [Scroggin James M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCROGGIN%20JAMES%20M)
- Location: [Siloam Springs, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Siloam%20Springs)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.1653° N, 94.4561° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72761, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7781Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7781Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7781Y-2012-11-13

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 (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 CEN10FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA070), Dec 11, 2009: Piper PA-30 (N7781Y), Port Mansfield, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance with the water while on approach (VFR) to land.

## 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 20091210053219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091210053219A), Dec 10, 2009: Piper PA-30 (N7781Y), Port Mansfield, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Pilot departed VFR from sun ray, TX for Port Mansfield (T05), a four hour flight. An IFR flight plan was air-filed enroute. Pilot requested a desent to minimum…
- [Incident 19960323004969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960323004969I), Mar 23, 1996: Piper PA30 (N7781Y), Springdale, AR, Substantial damage. Narrative: history of flight: on March 22, 1996 a Piper PA-30, N7781Y, departed cape girardeau, MO. VFR for Springdale, AR with pilot in command Mr. Steve…

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