Aircraft record

N7956Y1966 Piper PA-30

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Aug 28, 2013.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Aug 1982)3 ADs may apply

Registration: Deregistered
Last based in: Los Alamitos, CA; owner city / state
Engine: IO-320 SERIES · 150 hp; Lycoming
Owners: 1; since 1979
NTSB events: 1; destroyed, 1982
ADs may apply: 3; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026

Last registered owner: Partnership
City, state: Los Alamitos, CA
Certificate issued: Nov 13, 1979
Canceled: Aug 28, 2013
Airworthiness: Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date: Mar 29, 1966

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer: Piper
Model: PA-30
Year: 1966
Serial number: 30-1052
Aircraft type: Fixed wing multi engine
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 6
Engines: 2
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Type certificate data sheet: A1EA
Mode S code: AACDD9

Engine

Make and model: Lycoming Io-320 Series
Type: Reciprocating
Power: 150 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

1979 – 2013PartnershipLos Alamitos, CA

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Aug 22, 1982 · Santa Catalina, CA

THE AIRCRAFT LOST RIGHT ENGINE POWER FOLLOWING DEPARTURE FROM SANTA CATALINA. UNABLE TO CLIMB THE AIRCRAFT TO AIRPORT ALTITUDE THE PILOT DECIDED TO PROCEED OVER THE OPEN SEA TO SAN CLEMENTE. ABOUT 19 MILES FROM THE ISLAND THE PILOT STATED HE SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND THE LEFT ENGINE STOPPED. THE PILOT DITCHED THE AIRCRAFT.

Damage: Destroyed
Injuries: None
Report: LAX82DA315

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for LAX82DA315)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (3)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

AD	Subject	Effective	Applies to
2017-15-05	Air Conditioning	Aug 28, 2017	Airframe (PA-30)
97-01-01 R1	The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-24, PA- 28R, PA-30, PA-32R, PA-34, and PA-39 Series…	Dec 8, 1998	Airframe (PA-30)Certain serial numbers: PA-28R-180 28R-30002–28R-31135; PA-28R-180 28R-7130001–28R-7130013; PA-28R-200 28R-35001–28R-35820; PA-28R-200 28R-7135001–28R-7635539; PA-28R-201 28R-7737002–28R-7737096; PA-28R-201T 28R-7703001–28R-7703239; …. Only with: All serials of PA-24, PA-24-250, PA-24-260, PA-24-400, PA-30, PA-39; PA-28R, PA-32R, PA-34 models (all serials of PA-34-200) only if not equipped with Piper P/N 78717-02 (or FAA-approved equivalent) main gear sidebrace stud in both main gear sidebrace bracket assemblies.
98-04-27	The New Piper Aircraft Corporation Models PA-23, PA-23-160, PA-23-235, PA-23-250…	Mar 13, 1998	Airframe (PA-30)

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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