# N8720V: 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: 30-1173
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Mode S code: AC0030
- Owner when cancelled: [Blanco H J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLANCO%20H%20J)
- Location: [Los Altos, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Altos)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8720V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8720V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8720V-1970-06-30

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 OAK70AP048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70AP048), Mar 23, 1970: Piper PA-30 (N8720V), Cottonwood, CA, destroyed, 6 fatal

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