# N8455Y: 1981 Piper PA-34-220T, registration cancelled 2013-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-34-220T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (registry code 7103420)
- Engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7SO), [TCDS E9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E9CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 34-8233002
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 30, 1981
- Certificate issued: March 26, 1982
- Last registry action: June 3, 1994
- Mode S code: AB958A
- Owner when cancelled: [Goldsmith Stanley K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOLDSMITH%20STANLEY%20K)
- Location: [San Rafael, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Rafael)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.9807° N, 122.5006° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94901, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8455Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8455Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8455Y-2013-05-30

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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-34-220T: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t.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 LAX82FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA074), Feb 14, 1982: Piper PA-34 (N8455Y), Near Sonoma, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19820213004259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820213004259A), Feb 13, 1982: Piper PA34220T (N8455Y), Sonma, CA, Destroyed. Pilot attempted VFR flight under low ceiling after instrument approach. Aircraft crashed into rising terrain.

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