# N4285P: 1959 Piper PA-23-160, registration cancelled 2018-05-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 18, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, 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: 23-1785
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: March 19, 1969
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A51C6C
- Owner when cancelled: [Mobile Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOBILE%20AIRCRAFT%20INC)
- Location: [Mobile, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Mobile)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.6022° N, 88.0894° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36605, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4285P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4285P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4285P-2018-05-18

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 CHI69F0221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0221), Aug 18, 1968: Piper PA-23 (N4285P), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage

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