# N4359P: 1959 Piper PA-23-160, registration cancelled 2018-01-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 19, 2018
- 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: 23-1859
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 27, 1959
- Certificate issued: November 7, 1988
- Last registry action: November 4, 2003
- Mode S code: A53952
- Owner when cancelled: [Air New Bern](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20NEW%20BERN)
- Location: [New Bern, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/New%20Bern)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1267° N, 76.9776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28560, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4359P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4359P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4359P-2018-01-19

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 ATL90LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA032), Nov 26, 1989: Piper PA-23-160 (N4359P), New Bern, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TO ENSURE THAT THE ENGINE FUEL SELECTOR VALVES WERE PROPERLY POSITIONED PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, WHICH LED TO FUEL STARVATION AND A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING TAKEOFF.

## 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 19891126046659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891126046659A), Nov 26, 1989: Piper PA23160 (N4359P), New Bern, NC, Substantial damage. Indicates aircraft departed with fuel selector in off position. Struck a ditch on forced landing.

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