# N3169P: 1957 Piper PA-23, registration cancelled 2012-08-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 23, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, 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: 23-1104
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 1, 1957
- Last registry action: April 4, 2001
- Mode S code: A360BC
- Location: [Rio Vista, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Rio%20Vista)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.1521° N, 121.7598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94571, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3169P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3169P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3169P-2012-08-23

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 CHI66F0455](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0455), Nov 29, 1965: Piper PA-23 (N3169P), Ionia, MI, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X0948](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0948), Mar 16, 1964: Piper PA23 (N3169P), Adrian, MI, substantial damage

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