# N1230W: 1971 Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 1980-06-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 30, 1980
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32-7100015
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 12, 1973
- Mode S code: A06144
- Owner when cancelled: [Hessel Tractor & Equipment Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HESSEL%20TRACTOR%20%26%20EQUIPMENT%20CO)
- Location: [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.5856° N, 122.6373° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97211, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1230W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1230W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1230W-1980-06-30

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper PA-32-260: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260.md

## NTSB investigations (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 SEA78FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FA005), Oct 26, 1977: Piper PA-32 (N1230W), Troutdale, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19771026040249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771026040249A), Oct 26, 1977: Piper PA32260 (N1230W), Troutdale, OR, Destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N1230W

- [Cancelled 2013-04-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1230W-2013-04-10): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-7405352, built 1974. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)

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