# N4243T: 1971 Piper PA-32-300, registration cancelled 1984-02-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 17, 1984
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32-7240051
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 22, 1976
- Mode S code: A50D4E
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Vern H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20VERN%20H)
- Location: [Warden, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Warden)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4243T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4243T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4243T-1984-02-17

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-32-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300.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 DEN81FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA033), Feb 28, 1981: Piper PA-32 (N4243T), Escalante, UT, destroyed, 6 fatal

## 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 19810228009599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810228009599A), Feb 28, 1981: Piper PA32300 (N4243T), Escalante, UT, Destroyed, 5 fatal. Unable to clear rising terrain. Struck trees on mountain ridge. Was in habit of grazing ridges on climb.

## Other aircraft with N4243T

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4243T): Pitts Thomas A RV-9A, S/N 91883

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