# N1496X: 1975 Piper PA-32-300, registration cancelled 2012-10-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 11, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32-7540165
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 22, 1975
- Certificate issued: August 6, 1980
- Last registry action: June 14, 1986
- Mode S code: A0C75F
- Owners when cancelled: [Chapman James E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHAPMAN%20JAMES%20E), [Chapman Edna C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHAPMAN%20EDNA%20C)
- Location: [Orlando, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Orlando)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 28.5537° N, 81.3007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32807, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1496X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1496X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1496X-2012-10-11

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

## 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 MIA85LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA079), Jan 15, 1985: Piper PA-32-300 (N1496X), Floridana, FL, substantial damage

## 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 19850115001169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850115001169A), Jan 15, 1985: Piper PA32300 (N1496X), Floridana, FL, Substantial damage. A piece of an unknown gear tooth caused failure of cylinder connecting rod. Pilot ditched aircraft in ocean.
- [Incident 19811029075099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811029075099I), Oct 29, 1981: Piper PA32300 (N1496X), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Pilot taxiing for takeoff struck a parked aircraft damaging the propeller on the aircraft he was operating.

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