# N3251P: Piper PA-23-160, registration cancelled 1965-01-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 28, 1965
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-23-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (registry code 7102304)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 23-1196
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: December 30, 1963
- Mode S code: A3836C
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Joan Merriam](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20JOAN%20MERRIAM)
- Location: [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)
- Owner type: Partnership
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3251P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3251P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3251P-1965-01-28

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 LAX66F0066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0066-201573), Jan 9, 1965: Piper PA-23 (N3251P), Lucerne Valy, CA, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N3251P

- [Cancelled 2013-04-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3251P-2013-04-11): Colt Balloons 77A, S/N 076, built 1980. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Nash Charles E III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NASH%20CHARLES%20E%20III), [Hillsboro, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Hillsboro)

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