# N8770Y: 1969 Piper PA-30, registration cancelled 2003-08-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 19, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1EA), [TCDS 1E12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 30-1926
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 28, 1969
- Certificate issued: February 14, 1985
- Last registry action: July 17, 2001
- Mode S code: AC12C6
- Owner when cancelled: [C R Quesenberry Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/C%20R%20QUESENBERRY%20INC)
- Location: [Abingdon, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Abingdon)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.7067° N, 81.9716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abingdon, VA, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8770Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8770Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8770Y-2003-08-19

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 IAD03LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03LA008), Oct 22, 2002: Piper PA-30 (N8770Y), Middlesboro, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's operation of the airplane with a known deficiency. Factors related to the accident were the loss of engine power of the left engine due to a failure of the left engine-driven and electric…

## 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 20021022032739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021022032739A), Oct 22, 2002: Piper PA30 (N8770Y), Middlesboro, KY, Substantial damage. (-23) History of flight: on October 22, 2002, at approximately 5 pm eastern daylight savings time, a Piper PA-30, registration number N8770Y, registered to c r…

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