# N3082P: 1957 Piper PA-23, registration cancelled 2008-08-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 8, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302)
- 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: 23-1002
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 17, 1957
- Certificate issued: August 23, 1991
- Last registry action: May 20, 2008
- Mode S code: A33FB6
- Owner when cancelled: [Martin Wind Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARTIN%20WIND%20ENTERPRISES%20INC)
- Location: [Santa Maria, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Maria)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.8483° N, 120.4829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93455, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3082P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3082P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3082P-2008-08-08

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: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23.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 LAX06FA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA289), Sep 8, 2006: Piper PA-23-160 (N3082P), Santa Maria, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The non-instrument rated pilot's decision to continue flight into instrument meteorological conditions resulting in spatial disorientation and a loss of control.

## 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 20060908024639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060908024639A), Sep 8, 2006: Piper PA23 (N3082P), Orcutt, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Overcast conditions prevailed. Departed airport (smx) VFR. Accident site approx. 3 miles south of departure airport. Accident site several hundred feet…

## Other aircraft with N3082P

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3082P): Air Tractor AT-802A, S/N 802A-0600, built 2015

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