# N4278R: 1969 Piper PA-32-300, registration cancelled 1972-08-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 11, 1972
- 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: 32-40650
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 13, 1972
- Mode S code: A51920
- Owner when cancelled: [Battershell Jay C Et Al](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BATTERSHELL%20JAY%20C%20ET%20AL)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Partnership
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4278R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4278R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4278R-1972-08-11

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 DEN72AD060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72AD060), Jun 22, 1972: Piper PA-32 (N4278R), Glenwood, NM, destroyed, 6 fatal

## Other aircraft with N4278R

- [Cancelled 1998-02-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4278R-1998-02-20): Spargo Lyle R DRAGONFLY, S/N 1. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Spargo Lyle R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPARGO%20LYLE%20R), [Tempe, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tempe)
- [Cancelled 1992-08-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4278R-1992-08-28): Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206B, S/N 4218, built 1992. Exported to Venezuela. Owner: [Bell Helicopter Textron Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20HELICOPTER%20TEXTRON%20INC), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)

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