# N4242P: 1959 Piper PA-23-160, registration cancelled 1971-01-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 20, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-23-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (registry code 7102304)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 23-1741
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: April 8, 1966
- Mode S code: A50D27
- Owner when cancelled: [Southwestern Skyways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHWESTERN%20SKYWAYS%20INC)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4242P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4242P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4242P-1971-01-20

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 SEA67A0023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67A0023), Sep 14, 1966: Piper PA-23 (N4242P), Stanley, ID, substantial damage, 3 fatal

## Other aircraft with N4242P

- [Cancelled 2012-09-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4242P-2012-09-20): Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, S/N 1576, built 1990. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Irvine, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Irvine)
- [Cancelled 1991-03-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4242P-1991-03-28): Watson Floyd N & Geraldine L SCORPION 133, S/N FGW1787. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Watson Floyd N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WATSON%20FLOYD%20N), [Palmyra, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Palmyra)

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