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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N7868Y

N7868Y is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-30 built in 1965. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 2, 2007. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Piper PA-30 cancelled May 2, 2007

Serial number
30-940
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1965
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
March 30, 2004
Last FAA action
March 20, 2007
Last owner
Richmond Justin L (Individual)
Aurora, MO
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N7868Y

CHI05FA189Accident on July 18, 2005 at Aurora, MO: fatal, substantial damage (3 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-30 · serial 30-940

The pilot not maintaining adequate airspeed and aircraft control during initial climb, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin at a low altitude. A factor to the accident was the pilot operating the airplane over its certified maximum gross weight.

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