# N8740Y: Piper PA-30, registration cancelled 1996-07-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 16, 1996
- 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: 301894
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: January 30, 1984
- Last registry action: October 21, 1993
- Mode S code: AC07A1
- Owner when cancelled: [Painter Floyd D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAINTER%20FLOYD%20D)
- Location: [Foley, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Foley)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.4066° N, 87.6836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Foley, AL, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8740Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8740Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8740Y-1996-07-16

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 MIA96LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA085), Feb 21, 1996: Piper PA-30-160 (N8740Y), St. Petersburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain the glide slope and becoming distracted by a passenger.

## 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 19960221002409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960221002409A), Feb 21, 1996: Piper PA30 (N8740Y), St Petersburg-C, FL, Substantial damage. During ILS approach impacted in bay short of runway. Failed monitor altitude. Water hard to see in fog and haze.

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