# N43480: 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 14, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=43480
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43480

## Aircraft that carried N43480

- [Cancelled 2014-10-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43480-2014-10-14): Piper PA-34-200, S/N 34-7450191, built 1974. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Simmons W D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIMMONS%20W%20D), [Shreveport, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Shreveport)

## NTSB investigations on N43480 (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 FTW83FA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA149), Mar 12, 1983: Piper PA-34-200 (N43480), Kingston, OK, destroyed, 3 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N43480 (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 19830312007059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830312007059A), Mar 12, 1983: Piper PA34200 (N43480), Kingston, OK, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Lost power on right engine on initial climb. Got behind VMC and stalled. Deteriorated muffler blocked exhaust gas.

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