# N4049P: 1958 Piper PA-23-160, registration cancelled 2012-11-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 15, 2012
- 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: 23-1526
- Year built: 1958
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: May 13, 1987
- Last registry action: August 7, 1996
- Mode S code: A4BF1E
- Owner when cancelled: [Heyde Aviation Center Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEYDE%20AVIATION%20CENTER%20INC)
- Location: [Napoleon, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Napoleon)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.3922° N, 84.1283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 43545, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4049P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4049P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4049P-2012-11-15

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 CHI88FA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA226), Aug 30, 1988: Piper PA-23-160 (N4049P), Toledo, OH, destroyed. Probable cause: FATIGUE FRACTURE, FOR REASONS UNDETERMINED, WHICH LEAD TO THE LOSS OF A PROPELLER BLADE FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE. THIS IN TURN LEAD TO THE MARGINAL CONTROLLABILITY OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 19880830036279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880830036279A), Aug 30, 1988: Piper PA23160 (N4049P), Toledo, OH, Destroyed. Lost prop on right engine which tore loose and hung down out of control. Hit trees and autos. Prop hub fractured.

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