# N8543Y: Piper PA-30, registration cancelled 1972-12-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 7, 1972
- 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: 30-1565
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: November 22, 1972
- Mode S code: ABB90C
- Owner when cancelled: [Lynn Mcelroy Aircraft Salvage](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LYNN%20MCELROY%20AIRCRAFT%20SALVAGE)
- Location: [Shelbyville, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Shelbyville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8543Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8543Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8543Y-1972-12-07

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 CHI72AC077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC077), Mar 29, 1972: Piper PA-30 (N8543Y), Vandalia, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal

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