# N8556Y: Piper PA-30, registration cancelled 1991-08-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 9, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 301703
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: May 16, 1988
- Last registry action: June 21, 1991
- Mode S code: ABBD2C
- Owner when cancelled: [Flathead Beverage Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLATHEAD%20BEVERAGE%20CO)
- Location: [Kalispell, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Kalispell)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 48.2306° N, 114.4033° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59901, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8556Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8556Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8556Y-1991-08-09

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 SEA90FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA165), Aug 20, 1990: Piper PA-30-160 (N8556Y), Kalispell, MT, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FLARE THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING AND TO MAINTAIN ITS CONTROL DURING THE ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND (ABORTED LANDING). FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, A NUMBER OF RUNWAY…

## 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 19900819033909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900819033909A), Aug 19, 1990: Piper PA30 (N8556Y), Kalispell, MT, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Bounced hard on fast night landing. Second impact flipped over crushing cabin. Had no recent night flying time.

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