# N8040Y: Piper PA-30, registration cancelled 1972-01-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 14, 1972
- 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: 30-1150
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Mode S code: AAF328
- Owner when cancelled: [Shores George F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHORES%20GEORGE%20F)
- Location: [Palos Heights, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Palos%20Heights)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8040Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8040Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8040Y-1972-01-14

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 MKC72FCA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCA18), Dec 7, 1971: Piper PA-30 (N8040Y), Scott City, MO, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N8040Y

- [Cancelled 2013-10-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8040Y-2013-10-24): Curtiss Wright C-46A, S/N 30.323. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Aircraft Line Maintenance](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20LINE%20MAINTENANCE), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

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