# N4862S: 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: December 7, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4862S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4862S

## Aircraft that carried N4862S

- [Cancelled 2012-12-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4862S-2012-12-07): Piper PA-32-260, S/N 32-1297, built 1970. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Ft Pierce, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ft%20Pierce)

## NTSB investigations on N4862S (2)

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 MIA86FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86FA028), Nov 9, 1985: Piper PA-32-260 (N4862S), Sorrento, FL, destroyed, 3 fatal
- [NTSB NYC71DFA46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DFA46), Jan 11, 1971: Piper PA-32 (N4862S), Cairo, NY, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4862S (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 19851109076609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851109076609A), Nov 9, 1985: Piper PA32260 (N4862S), Sorrento, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Knew the day before that the vacuum pump was broken. Flew into clouds, lost control, had inflight airframe breakup.

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