# N4048P: 1958 Piper PA-23-160, registration cancelled 2018-01-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 18, 2018
- 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 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: 23-1525
- Year built: 1958
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: December 2, 1999
- Last registry action: December 31, 2002
- Mode S code: A4BEFB
- Owners when cancelled: [Fuller Stephen](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FULLER%20STEPHEN), [Bryan Emma Louisa Jane](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRYAN%20EMMA%20LOUISA%20JANE)
- Location: [Charleston, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Charleston)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7989° N, 79.9978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29407, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4048P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4048P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4048P-2018-01-18

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

## Service difficulty reports (5)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 20010207CW003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010207CW003), Dec 12, 2000: STUD. BROKEN. DURING REPAIR OF MAJOR OIL LEAK ON LT ENGINE, FOUND NR1 CYLINDER HAD 3 BROKEN STUDS AND ALL BUT 2 OF THE REMAINING HOLD DOWN NUTS HAD BACKED OFF. CYLINDER ASSEM
- [SDR 20010206CW001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010206CW001), Dec 12, 2000: PRIMER LINE. BROKEN. WHILE REPAIRING MASSIVE EXHAUST LEAK ON LEFT ENGINE THE CYLINDER PRIMER LINE WAS FOUND BROKEN IN HALF AND ANOTHER FUEL PRIMER LINE FOUND CHAFED. RAW FUEL AND MA
- [SDR 20010205CW021](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010205CW021), Dec 12, 2000: TUBE. MISINSTALLED. AC RETURNED TO AIRPORT DUE TO NOTICEABLE OIL LEAKAGE APPEARING ON LEFT WING AND COWLING. 4 QUARTS OF OIL MISSING WHEN MAINTENANCE CK ENGINE. FOUND OIL DIPSTICK 
- [SDR 20010205CW020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010205CW020), Dec 12, 2000: TRUSS. BROKEN. WHILE PERFORMING OTHER MAINTENANCE ON RT ENGINE, TECH NOTICED BROKEN ENGINE TRUSS. TRUSS MEMBER COMPLETELY BROKEN IN HALF. CAUSE OF FAILURE BELIEVED TO BE SEVER
- [SDR 20010205CW017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010205CW017), Dec 12, 2000: EXHAUST STACK. BROKEN. DURING REPAIR OF MASSIVE OIL LEAK ON LEFT ENGINE, FOUND EXHAUST STACK MISSING ON NR3 CYLINDER. STACK BROKEN AT FLANGE AND WAS LYING IN COWL. AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN F

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