# N300P: Piper PA-24, registration cancelled 2000-11-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 8, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 24-2879
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 15, 1999
- Last registry action: June 15, 1999
- Mode S code: A32097
- Owner when cancelled: [Ferguson Carl Wayne](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FERGUSON%20CARL%20WAYNE)
- Location: [Gridley, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Gridley)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.3393° N, 121.7708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95948, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N300P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=300P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N300P-2000-11-08

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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-24: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24.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 LAX00FA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA302), Aug 16, 2000: Piper PA-24 (N300P), Independence, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance. Factors included night conditions, cockpit lighting, which compromised the pilot's night vision, and drug impairment.

## 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 20000815006999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000815006999A), Aug 15, 2000: Piper PA24 (N300P), Independence, CA, No damage. (-23) Aircraft flying at night impacted the gorund approximately 150 yards north of the runway at the Independence, CA. Airport. The pilot received fatal…

## Other aircraft with N300P

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N300P): Cessna 177RG, S/N 177RG0989, built 1976
- [Cancelled 1982-11-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N300P-1982-11-26): Grumman G-159, S/N 191, built 1968. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [National Distillers & Chemical Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20DISTILLERS%20%26%20CHEMICAL%20CORP), [South Hackensack, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/South%20Hackensack)

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