# N7973Y: Piper PA-30, registration cancelled 1973-10-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 3, 1973
- 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: 30-1072
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: June 1, 1973
- Mode S code: AAD4DE
- Owner when cancelled: [Tittman Joseph S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TITTMAN%20JOSEPH%20S)
- Location: [Denver, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Denver)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7973Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7973Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7973Y-1973-10-03

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 DEN74AD002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74AD002), Jul 20, 1973: Piper PA-30B (N7973Y), Aurora, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB DEN70F0158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70F0158), Nov 27, 1969: Piper PA-30 (N7973Y), Denver, CO, substantial damage

## 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 19730720024309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730720024309A), Jul 20, 1973: Piper PA30 (N7973Y), Aurora, CO, Destroyed. Lost ctl during nite IFR ILS apch. Crashed 1.3 mi short of outer marker. Both seat belts unfastened

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