# N3163P: 1957 Piper PA-23, registration cancelled 2012-09-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 6, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 23-1095
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 25, 1957
- Last registry action: April 16, 1985
- Mode S code: A35FEA
- Location: [Everglads, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Everglads)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 25.8578° N, 81.3865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Everglades, FL, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3163P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3163P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3163P-2012-09-06

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 (2)

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 MIA85FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA097), Feb 14, 1985: Piper PA-23 (N3163P), Everglades City, FL, destroyed, 3 fatal
- [NTSB DEN66F0129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0129), Oct 16, 1965: Piper PA-23 (N3163P), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19850214038189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850214038189A), Feb 14, 1985: Piper PA23 (N3163P), Everglades City, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft climbing in nose high attitude after takeoff over water stalled and crashed.
- [Incident 19780824048859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780824048859I), Aug 24, 1978: Piper PA23160 (N3163P), Mccomb, MS, Minor damage. Gear could not be extended for landing. Landing gear handle had material failue.

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