# N4802S: 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: November 7, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4802S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4802S

## Aircraft that carried N4802S

- [Cancelled 2013-11-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4802S-2013-11-07): Piper PA-32-260, S/N 32-1187, built 1970. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [J Franklin Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/J%20FRANKLIN%20CORPORATION), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

## NTSB investigations on N4802S (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 MIA99LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA099), Mar 3, 1999: Piper PA-32-260 (N4802S), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for an undetermined reason, resulting in a forced landing in water, and subsequent sinking of the airplane.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4802S (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 19990303001989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990303001989A), Mar 3, 1999: Piper PA32260 (N4802S), Nassau, Bahamas, Destroyed. Acft ditched in the ocean due to engine problems, the pilot was rescued by a boat in the area and taken to Nassau. Other circumstances are unknown.

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