# N4338P: 1956 Piper PA-23-160, registration cancelled 1978-11-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 7, 1978
- 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: 23-1839
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: June 25, 1976
- Mode S code: A531C1
- Owner when cancelled: [Thompson Walter D Er Al](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMPSON%20WALTER%20D%20ER%20AL)
- Location: [New Era, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/New%20Era)
- Owner type: Partnership
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4338P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4338P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4338P-1978-11-07

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 CHI77FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FA056), Jul 4, 1977: Piper PA-23 (N4338P), Freesoil, MI, destroyed, 4 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19770704038619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770704038619A), Jul 4, 1977: Piper PA23160 (N4338P), Freesoil, MI, Destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other aircraft with N4338P

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4338P): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 28-8490050, built 1984

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