# N4308P: Piper PA-23-160, registration cancelled 1970-06-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 17, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-23-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (registry code 7102304)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 23-1809
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: August 18, 1965
- Mode S code: A5269C
- Owner when cancelled: [Bates Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BATES%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Hawthorne, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Hawthorne)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4308P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4308P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4308P-1970-06-17

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 LAX69A0054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69A0054), Mar 16, 1969: Piper PA-23 (N4308P), Costa Mesa, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other aircraft with N4308P

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4308P): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 28-8390069, built 1983

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