# N4342B: 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: July 19, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4342B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4342B

## Aircraft that carried N4342B

- [Cancelled 2013-07-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4342B-2013-07-19): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 28-8416050, built 1984. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Burnette Larry F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BURNETTE%20LARRY%20F), [San Luis Obispo, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Luis%20Obispo)
- [Cancelled 1955-03-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4342B-1955-03-04): Cessna 170B, S/N 26686. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## NTSB investigations on N4342B (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 LAX88LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA011), Oct 10, 1987: Piper PA-28-161 (N4342B), San Luis Obispo, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4342B (1)

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 19871010059349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871010059349A), Oct 10, 1987: Piper PA28161 (N4342B), San Luis Obispo, CA, Substantial damage. Lost ground reference on night approach when encountering a fog bank hit trees on a hillside. Didnt check altitude.

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