# N4246R: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: May 15, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4246R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4246R

## Aircraft that carried N4246R

- [Cancelled 2017-05-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4246R-2017-05-15): Sullivan L M / Franklin D W FST 1, S/N 01, built 1991. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Sullivan Larry M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SULLIVAN%20LARRY%20M), [Baltimore, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Baltimore)
- [Cancelled 1969-06-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4246R-1969-06-19): Piper PA-32-300, S/N 32-40683. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Piper Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)

## NTSB investigations on N4246R (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 NYC93LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA018), Oct 7, 1992: Franklin-Sullivan Technologies FS 1 (N4246R), Littletown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE ALTITUDE DUE TO AN IMPROPERLY PLANNED APPROACH WHICH RESULTED IN A TREE STRIKE ON FINAL APPROACH.

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