# N9YB: 1964 Piper PA-30, registration cancelled 2018-01-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 24, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 30-597
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 2, 1964
- Certificate issued: January 6, 2000
- Last registry action: May 11, 2009
- Mode S code: AC6CA2
- Owner when cancelled: [Poindexter Mark T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POINDEXTER%20MARK%20T)
- Location: [Santa Maria, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Maria)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.8483° N, 120.4829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93455, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9YB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9YB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9YB-2018-01-24

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 LAX03FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA093), Feb 22, 2003: Piper PA-30 (N9YB), Nipomo, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the flying pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed that resulted in a stall/spin.

## 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 20030221003009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030221003009A), Feb 21, 2003: Piper PA30 (N9YB), Nipomo, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Ot approximately 1800 local time on Friday, February 21, 2003, witnesses observed Piper N9YB, a PA-30, descend vertically at high speed and impact in a…

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