# N3496P: Piper PA-23-160, registration cancelled 1970-06-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 30, 1970
- 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: 23-1472
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: June 1, 1963
- Mode S code: A3E1F5
- Owner when cancelled: [Alta Associates](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALTA%20ASSOCIATES)
- Location: [La Canada, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/La%20Canada)
- Owner type: Partnership
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3496P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3496P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3496P-1970-06-30

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 LAX70AL053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70AL053), Mar 5, 1970: Piper PA-23 (N3496P), Pacoima, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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