# N3242P: 1957 Piper PA-23-160, registration cancelled 2014-09-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 29, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-23-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (registry code 7102304)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 23-1187
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 14, 1957
- Certificate issued: December 18, 1978
- Last registry action: February 2, 1994
- Mode S code: A37FD8
- Owner when cancelled: [Harlan County Ambulance Service Ine](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARLAN%20COUNTY%20AMBULANCE%20SERVICE%20INE)
- Location: [Harlan, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Harlan)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.7602° N, 83.3286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 40831, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3242P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3242P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3242P-2014-09-29

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 IAD80FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA016), Dec 14, 1979: Piper PA-23 (N3242P), Knoxville, TN, destroyed, 1 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 19791214040889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791214040889A), Dec 14, 1979: Piper PA23 (N3242P), Knoxville, TN, Destroyed. Made takeoff with full up elevator trim. Lost control. Airplane rolled. Impacted vertically adjacent to runway.

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