# N323PA: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: October 23, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=323PA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N323PA

## Aircraft that carried N323PA

- [Cancelled 2018-10-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N323PA-2018-10-23): Piper PA-32R-301T, S/N 3257227, built 2001. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Sacco John J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SACCO%20JOHN%20J), [Rocklin, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Rocklin)

## NTSB investigations on N323PA (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 WPR16FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA042), Dec 22, 2015: Piper PA32R (N323PA), Castro Valley, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control due to spatial disorientation while maneuvering during an instrument approach in instrument meteorological conditions.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N323PA (2)

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 20151222021559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151222021559A), Dec 22, 2015: Piper PA-32R-301T (N323PA), Castro Valley, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On December 22, 2015 at 11:27 am pacific standard time aircraft N323PA, Piper PA-32R-301, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near Castro Valley, CA. The…
- [Incident 19790228008829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790228008829I), Feb 28, 1979: Boeing 727 (N323PA), Berlin, GC. Captain felt dizzy and requested first officer to take over. No special handling.

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