# N7956Y: 1966 Piper PA-30, registration cancelled 2013-08-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 28, 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: 30-1052
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 29, 1966
- Certificate issued: November 13, 1979
- Last registry action: December 9, 1982
- Mode S code: AACDD9
- Owner when cancelled: [Hedrick Mcbride Development Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEDRICK%20MCBRIDE%20DEVELOPMENT%20CO)
- Location: [Los Alamitos, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Alamitos)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7950° N, 118.0627° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90720, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7956Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7956Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7956Y-2013-08-28

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 LAX82DA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA315), Aug 22, 1982: Piper PA-30 (N7956Y), Santa Catalina, CA, destroyed

## 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 19820821043549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820821043549A), Aug 21, 1982: Piper PA30 (N7956Y), Santa Catalina, CA, Destroyed. Left engine quit after changing fuel selector. Right engine overheated. Ditched in ocean. Possible fuel problem.

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