# N8609Y: Piper PA-30, registration cancelled 1970-06-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 30, 1970
- 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: 30-1749
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: January 24, 1969
- Mode S code: ABD281
- Owner when cancelled: [Atlantic Central Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ATLANTIC%20CENTRAL%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Philadelphia, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Philadelphia)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8609Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8609Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8609Y-1970-06-30

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 (2)

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 NYC69A0114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69A0114), Jun 30, 1969: Piper PA-30 (N8609Y), Rancocas, NJ, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB NYC69F0363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0363), Mar 3, 1969: Piper PA-30 (N8609Y), Philadelphia, PA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N8609Y

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8609Y): Powrachute POWERED PARA PEGASUS, S/N A371PEG

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