# N4232P: 1960 Piper PA-23-160, registration cancelled 2013-10-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 23-1729
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 10, 1959
- Last registry action: May 23, 2001
- Mode S code: A50970
- Owner when cancelled: [Barron Thomas Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARRON%20THOMAS%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Scottsdale, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Scottsdale)
- Physical address: [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5092° N, 111.8990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsdale, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4232P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4232P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4232P-2013-10-30

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 (3)

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 LAX90LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA175), May 15, 1990: Piper PA23-160 (N4232P), Flagstaff, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND TO FEATHER THE PROPELLER. A FACTOR WAS ERRATIC POWER FROM THE LEFT ENGINE DUE TO THE JAMMING OF THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE IN AN INTERMEDIATE…
- [NTSB CHI75FEI59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEI59), Jun 23, 1975: Piper PA-23 (N4232P), Carrolton, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI68F0576](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0576), Jan 19, 1968: Piper PA-23 (N4232P), Columbus, OH, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19900515015809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900515015809A), May 15, 1990: Piper PA23160 (N4232P), Flagstaff, AZ, Substantial damage. Lost left engine switching tanks crash landed rough field. Fuel selector binding was between main and aux tanks.
- [Accident 19750623018709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750623018709A), Jun 23, 1975: Piper PA23160 (N4232P), Carrolton, OH, Substantial damage. Zero thrust l eng,gr dwn,flaps full. Ip req gr up drg go-arnd to ck dscnt,settled.

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