# N4233P: 1959 Piper PA-23-160, registration cancelled 2014-12-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 3, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 23-1730
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 10, 1959
- Last registry action: September 23, 2014
- Mode S code: A50993
- Location: [Hillsboro, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Hillsboro)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.4444° N, 122.9764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97123, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4233P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4233P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4233P-2014-12-03

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 (2)

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

- [SDR 2011FA0000812](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2011FA0000812), Dec 9, 2011: LINK ASSY. FAILED. DURING ROLLOUT, AFTER LANDING, ACFT STARTED TO LEAN TO THE LEFT. PILOTS USED RT RUDDER AND BRAKES TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE ACFT ON THE RUNWAY. ACFT CAME TO CO
- [SDR 2006FA0000726](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2006FA0000726), Jul 20, 2006: DRAG LINK. FAILED. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE RT MLG UPPER DRAG LINK ASSY HAD FAILED AT THE ATTACHMENT POINT FOR THE MLG DOWNLOCK LATCH ASSY. A VISUAL IN

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20130202002849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130202002849I), Feb 2, 2013: Piper PA-23-160 (N4233P), Tomball, TX, Minor damage. During routine pilot training and the fifth consecutive landing, the nose gear green light, indicating the nose gear is in the down and locked position, failed…
- [Incident 20111209027799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111209027799I), Dec 9, 2011: Piper PA-23-160 (N4233P), Tomball, TX, Minor damage. During roll-out, after landing on runway 17R at David Wayne Hooks Airport (dwh) the aircraft started to lean to the left. Pilots used right rudder and brakes…
- [Incident 20021031033459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021031033459I), Oct 31, 2002: Piper PA23160 (N4233P), Houston, TX, Minor damage. (-23) After completing a landing, a take-off was executed. At rotation speed, a deer struck the aircraft on the right main landing and gear doors. The take-off…

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