# N16354: 1973 Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 2014-09-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 10, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32-7300025
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: January 7, 1994
- Last registry action: March 12, 2010
- Mode S code: A0FFF7
- Owner when cancelled: [Aviation Services Of S Side Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVIATION%20SERVICES%20OF%20S%20SIDE%20INC)
- Location: [Emporia, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Emporia)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.6642° N, 77.5516° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23847, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16354
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16354
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16354-2014-09-10

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR 95ZZZX3210](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX3210), May 31, 1995: CRANKSHAFT. CRACKED. AIRCRAFT MADE AN OFF-FIELD LANDING 200 YARDS SHORT OF THE AIRPORT. A COMPLETE LOSS OF OIL OCCURRED EXITING A HOLE IN THE CRANKCASE ADJACENT TO THE NR 2 CYLINDER

## 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 NYC95LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA130), May 31, 1995: Piper PA-32-260 (N16354), Ashland, VA, destroyed. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to a subsurface fatigue crack in the crankshaft which led to failure of the crankshaft.

## 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 19950531017349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950531017349A), May 31, 1995: Piper PA32260 (N16354), Ashland, VA, Destroyed. Engine problem. Landed half mile short runway. Cause problem not addressed.

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