# N970TS: 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: August 12, 2026
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=970TS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N970TS

## Aircraft that carried N970TS

- [Cancelled 2026-08-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N970TS-2026-08-12): Piper PA-23-160, S/N 23-2013, built 1961. Owner: [Solberg Aviation Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOLBERG%20AVIATION%20CO%20INC), [Whitehouse Station, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Whitehouse%20Station)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N970TS (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.

- [Incident 19930803034599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930803034599I), Aug 3, 1993: Piper PA23160 (N970TS), Readington, NJ, Minor damage. Student landed long. Departed end of runway. Ran into schrubs and trees. Instructor did not have brakes.

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