# N8488Y: 1967 Piper PA-30, registration cancelled 2023-04-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 24, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1EA), [TCDS 1E12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 30-1651
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 23, 1967
- Certificate issued: May 14, 2011
- Last registry action: January 22, 2023
- Mode S code: ABA118
- Owner when cancelled: [Tailwind Society LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TAILWIND%20SOCIETY%20LLC)
- Location: [Austin, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Austin)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8488Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8488Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8488Y-2023-04-24

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 WPR20LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA223), Jul 15, 2020: Piper PA 30 (N8488Y), Vaughn, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of power in the right engine due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to follow the manufacturer-recommended procedure after the loss of power in…

## 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 20200715011979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200715011979A), Jul 15, 2020: Piper PA-30 (N8488Y), Vaughn, NM, Substantial damage. On July 17, 2020, a Piper PA-30 registered to tailwind society LLC. Landed off airport 15 NM south of Vaughn, new Mexico while on a personal flight from…

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