# N7972Y: Piper PA-30, registration cancelled 1997-03-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 28, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 301071
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: November 8, 1989
- Last registry action: April 22, 1994
- Mode S code: AAD4BB
- Owner when cancelled: [S C N Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/S%20C%20N%20INC)
- Location: [Sarasota, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Sarasota)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.2660° N, 82.5166° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34231, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7972Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7972Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7972Y-1997-03-28

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 (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 ATL95FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA054), Feb 24, 1995: Piper PA-30B (N7972Y), Franklin, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED RESULTING IN AN AERODYNAMIC STALL. A FACTOR WAS SUNGLARE.
- [NTSB IAD76FIJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FIJ19), Sep 13, 1976: Piper PA-30 (N7972Y), Daybrook, WV, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19950224002499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950224002499A), Feb 24, 1995: Piper PA30 (N7972Y), Franklin, NC, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Active runway 07. Tried land on 25 too high and fast. Began go around into blinding sun. Stalled climbing turnout.
- [Incident 19840812045409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840812045409I), Aug 12, 1984: Piper PA30 (N7972Y), Belle Vernon, PA, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed on rollout. Found the transmission assembly screw inoperative. Actuator sheared internally.
- [Accident 19760913031459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760913031459A), Sep 13, 1976: Piper PA30 (N7972Y), Daybrook, WV, Substantial damage. Eng ckd a little on the lean side.

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