# N7788Y: 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: 30-871
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 22, 1965
- Certificate issued: October 29, 1980
- Last registry action: December 1, 1998
- Mode S code: AA8A46
- Owner when cancelled: [Gearhart John D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GEARHART%20JOHN%20D)
- Location: [Bothell, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Bothell)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.7926° N, 122.2084° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98021, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7788Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7788Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7788Y-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 (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 SEA72FTI18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72FTI18), May 12, 1972: Piper PA-30 (N7788Y), Thmpson Flls, MT, substantial damage

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