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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N7217Y

N7217Y is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hayes Charles BENSON. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 13, 2011. The last status on file was "n-number assigned as amateur-built, not registered, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Hayes Charles BENSON cancelled June 13, 2011

Serial number
52455
Type
Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
N-number assigned as amateur-built, not registered, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
August 13, 1997
Last owner
Withheld
Airworthiness
None on file

Piper PA-30 cancelled September 12, 1989

Serial number
30243
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Withheld
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N7217Y

ATL84FA187Accident on May 29, 1984 at Charlotte, NC: serious injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-30 · serial 30-243

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site