# N17278: 1959 Piper PA-23-160, registration cancelled 2012-08-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 10, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-23-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (registry code 7102304)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A10), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 23-1615
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 19, 1968
- Certificate issued: March 20, 1981
- Last registry action: April 15, 1996
- Mode S code: A12409
- Owner when cancelled: [Crocker National Bank](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CROCKER%20NATIONAL%20BANK)
- Location: [Fullerton, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Fullerton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8857° N, 117.9280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fullerton, CA, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17278
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17278
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17278-2012-08-10

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-23-160: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160.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 LAX86LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA271), Jun 29, 1986: Piper PA-23-160 (N17278), Upland, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19860628028199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860628028199A), Jun 28, 1986: Piper PA23160 (N17278), Upland, CA, Substantial damage. Failed to maintain runway heading, late gear extension on single engine landing. Struck 3 aircraft on taxiway.

## Other aircraft with N17278

- [Cancelled 1948-02-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17278-1948-02-18): Piper J-2, S/N 944. Owner: [Baggett W H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAGGETT%20W%20H), [Fort Pierce, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Pierce)

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