# N8516Y: Piper PA-30, registration cancelled 1971-01-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 26, 1971
- 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: 30-1677
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: December 2, 1968
- Mode S code: ABAE50
- Owner when cancelled: [James T Smedley](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JAMES%20T%20SMEDLEY)
- Location: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8516Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8516Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8516Y-1971-01-26

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 FTW71AF002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71AF002), Jul 11, 1970: Piper PA-30 (N8516Y), Davenport, OK, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other aircraft with N8516Y

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8516Y): Eagle Balloons C-7, S/N E887121, built 1989

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