# N1256H: Piper PA-32-300, registration cancelled 1998-08-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 28, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 327740033
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 7, 1994
- Last registry action: April 16, 1997
- Mode S code: A06977
- Owner when cancelled: [Pacific Island Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PACIFIC%20ISLAND%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: Saipan, MP, Northern Mariana Islands
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1256H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1256H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1256H-1998-08-28

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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-32-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 97ZZZX788](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX788), Jan 4, 1997: PANEL. CRACKED. CRACK WAS NOTICED ON THE FWD RIGHT WING SKIN ASSY PANEL. PANEL REMOVED AND SEVERAL OTHER CRACKS WERE DISCOVERED. REPLACEMENT PART ON ORDER AOG.
- [SDR 97ZZZX787](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX787), Jan 4, 1997: PANEL. CRACKED. CRACK WAS NOTICED ON THE FWD RIGHT WING WALK PANEL. PANEL REMOVED AND SEVERAL OTHER CRACKS WERE DISCOVERED. REPLACEMENT PART ON ORDER AOG.

## 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 LAX98LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA046), Nov 26, 1997: Piper PA-32-300 (N1256H), Saipan, Mali, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons that resulted in the pilot ditching the aircraft into the ocean.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19971126043249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971126043249A), Nov 26, 1997: Piper PA32300 (N1256H), Obyan, Northern Mariana Islands, Destroyed. Pilot reported left side engine cylinders seperated on a maintenance test flight for engine vibrations. Ditched. (.4)the pilot was conducting a maintenance…
- [Incident 19940224016629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940224016629I), Feb 24, 1994: Piper PA32300 (N1256H), Minor damage. Engine rough after takeoff. Forced landing on tinian island. NR6 cylinder assembly failed at mounting flange.

## Other aircraft with N1256H

- [Cancelled 1954-06-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1256H-1954-06-10): Aeronca 15AC, S/N 15AC-268. Owner: [E Miller Flock](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/E%20MILLER%20FLOCK), [Los Alamos, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Los%20Alamos)

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