# N4076P: 1959 Piper PA-23-160, registration cancelled 2012-09-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 18, 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: 23-1553
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 12, 1959
- Certificate issued: March 16, 1978
- Last registry action: February 5, 1988
- Mode S code: A4C9DA
- Owner when cancelled: [Dawn Aeronautics Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAWN%20AERONAUTICS%20INC)
- Location: [Cheswold, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Cheswold)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.2186° N, 75.5851° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19936, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4076P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4076P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4076P-2012-09-18

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

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 NYC65F0037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0037), Jan 23, 1965: Piper PA23 (N4076P), Red Bank, NJ, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2307), Jun 15, 1964: Piper PA23 (N4076P), Binghamton, NY, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Incident 19810729062469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810729062469I), Jul 29, 1981: Piper PA23160 (N4076P), Cheswold, DE, Minor damage. Multi engine flight check, nose gear indicated unsafe landed nose gear collapsed. Bolt pn 400-235 broken.

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