# N8321Y: Piper PA-30, registration cancelled 1997-10-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 25, 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: 301461
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: December 14, 1994
- Last registry action: January 31, 1995
- Mode S code: AB625A
- Owner when cancelled: [Srq Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SRQ%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7236° N, 75.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19801, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8321Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8321Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8321Y-1997-10-25

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 NYC97LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA126), Jun 23, 1997: Piper PA-30 (N8321Y), Highgate, VT, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to secure the cargo. A factor was the pilot's failure to perform weight and balance calculations.

## 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 19970623045679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970623045679A), Jun 23, 1997: Piper STCPA30 (N8321Y), Highgate, VT, Destroyed. The pilot loaded 100 unsecured paper bundles in the airplane that had a usefule load of 1,100 pounds. During the intital takeoff climb, the airplane rotated…

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