# N246Z: Piper PA-23-160, registration cancelled 1975-08-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 5, 1975
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-23-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (registry code 7102304)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 23-1861
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: May 9, 1974
- Mode S code: A24888
- Owner when cancelled: [Berkland William L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERKLAND%20WILLIAM%20L)
- Location: [Ukiah, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Ukiah)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N246Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=246Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N246Z-1975-08-05

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 OAK75AP044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75AP044), Mar 18, 1975: Piper PA-23 (N246Z), Healdsburg, CA, destroyed, 5 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 19750318015069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750318015069A), Mar 18, 1975: Piper PA23160 (N246Z), Healdsburg, CA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Hit pwr cable in known marginal wea. Recovery date 3/19/75.

## Other aircraft with N246Z

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N246Z): North American AT-6, S/N 88-10676, built 1946

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