# N6946P: 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: April 29, 2002
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6946P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6946P

## Aircraft that carried N6946P

- [Cancelled 2002-04-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6946P-2002-04-29): Piper PA-24-250, S/N 242081. Owner: [Fix Signs Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIX%20SIGNS%20INC), [El Dorado Hills, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/El%20Dorado%20Hills)

## NTSB investigations on N6946P (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 LAX02FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA038), Dec 3, 2001: Piper PA-24-250 (N6946P), El Dorado, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's intentional flight into adverse weather conditions and his subsequent failure to maintain aircraft control.
- [NTSB NYC73FID11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FID11), Nov 25, 1972: Piper PA-24 (N6946P), Hopewell, VA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6946P (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 20011202039009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011202039009A), Dec 2, 2001: Piper PA24250 (N6946P), Eldorado, CA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. (-23) N6946P, a Piper PA-24-250, owned and operated by the pilot, was destroyed during in-flight collision with terrain near Eldorado, CA. The private pilot…

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