# N4302P: 1959 Piper PA-23-160, registration cancelled 2015-05-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 20, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 23-1803
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 21, 1959
- Certificate issued: June 19, 2002
- Last registry action: June 17, 2008
- Mode S code: A525CA
- Owner when cancelled: [Accelerated Flight School Training Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ACCELERATED%20FLIGHT%20SCHOOL%20TRAINING%20CORP)
- Location: [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3020° N, 112.0289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85048, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4302P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4302P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4302P-2015-05-20

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 (2)

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 LAX02FA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA191), Jun 8, 2002: Piper PA-23-160 (N4302P), Rio Rico, AZ, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: a loss of engine power in the left engine for undetermined reasons, and the failure of the flying pilot to maintain an adequate single engine minimum control airspeed and aircraft control. Also…
- [NTSB OAK67D0260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0260), Aug 29, 1966: Piper PA-23 (N4302P), San Carlos, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20020608013529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020608013529A), Jun 8, 2002: Piper PA23160 (N4302P), Nogales, AZ, No damage, 3 fatal. (-23) DPE in nogalas, ax refused to fly in a/c due to l/h eng. Not developing full power. He advised the 3 pilots on board not to fly. They chose to fly anyway…
- [Accident 19730324008679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730324008679A), Mar 24, 1973: Piper PA23160 (N4302P), CA, Substantial damage

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