# N8290Y: Piper PA-30, registration cancelled 1994-05-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 18, 1994
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 301428
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: June 19, 1984
- Last registry action: March 20, 1994
- Mode S code: AB54B9
- Owner when cancelled: [Steiger June I](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEIGER%20JUNE%20I)
- Location: [Thief River Falls, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Thief%20River%20Falls)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 48.1205° N, 96.2000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 56701, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8290Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8290Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8290Y-1994-05-18

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 CHI91FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA108), Mar 18, 1991: Piper PA-30 (N8290Y), Thief River Fls, MN, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER IFR PROCEDURE OF THE PILOT, WHILE INTERCEPTING THE ILS LOCALIZER, BY NOT MAINTIANING THE MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE (MDA) FOR THAT SEGMENT OF THE APPROACH.

## 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 19910317009269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910317009269A), Mar 17, 1991: Piper PA30 (N8290Y), Thief River Fal, MN, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Descended below dh on second ILS approach after missed approach. Impact in open field,rebounded over a railroad.

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