# N4303X: Piper PA-32R-300, registration cancelled 1997-11-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 19, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32R-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (registry code 7103213)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32R7680008
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 7, 1994
- Last registry action: August 1, 1997
- Mode S code: A525F5
- Owner when cancelled: [Condor Air Limited](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONDOR%20AIR%20LIMITED)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7357° N, 75.5321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, DE, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4303X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4303X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4303X-1997-11-19

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-32R-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300.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 LAX96FA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA226), Jun 7, 1996: Piper PA-32R-300 (N4303X), Goleta, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the flying pilot to maintain control of the airplane, due to spatial disorientation, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and collision with the water. Factors relating to the…
- [NTSB MIA89LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA089), Feb 18, 1989: Piper PA-32R-300 (N4303X), Fort Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAULTY INSTALLATION OF AVIONICS EQUIPMENT WHICH CAUSED WIRING IN THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM TO BE IMPROPERLY REINSTALLED.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19960607013019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960607013019A), Jun 7, 1996: Piper PA32R300 (N4303X), Santa Barbara, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Lost control and crashed into ocean on ILS approach. No biennial and not IFR current. Aircraft not IFR current also
- [Accident 19890218002239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890218002239A), Feb 18, 1989: Piper PA32R300 (N4303X), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Substantial damage. Left gear collapsed on touchdown. Went around and right gear collapsed. Gear circuit block loose and shorting out.
- [Incident 19791102056499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791102056499I), Nov 2, 1979: Piper PA32R300 (N4303X), Huntsville, AL, Minor damage. Pilot landed gear up.

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