N8556Y is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-30. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 9, 1991. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Piper PA-30 cancelled August 9, 1991
- Serial number
- 301703
- 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
- May 16, 1988
- Last FAA action
- June 21, 1991
- Last owner
- Flathead Beverage CO (Corporation)
Kalispell, MT - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N8556Y
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-30-160 · serial 30-1703
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FLARE THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING AND TO MAINTAIN ITS CONTROL DURING THE ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND (ABORTED LANDING). FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, A NUMBER OF RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS THAT WERE EITHER INOPERATIVE OR HIDDEN BY VEGEGATION, RAIN, REDUCED VISUAL CUES, THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT NIGHT FLYING EXPERIENCE, AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN PROPER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT.
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