# N43BB: Piper PA-23-160, registration cancelled 1973-10-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 1, 1973
- 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: 23-1437
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: April 27, 1971
- Mode S code: A520E0
- Owner when cancelled: [Empress Trading Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EMPRESS%20TRADING%20CO%20INC)
- Location: [Hialeah, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Hialeah)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43BB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=43BB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43BB-1973-10-01

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 MIA74RM002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74RM002), Jul 9, 1973: Piper PA-23 (N43BB), Nassau, Burkina Faso, destroyed, 2 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 19730709020449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730709020449A), Jul 9, 1973: Piper PA23 (N43BB), Nassau, Destroyed, 1 fatal. L prop feath,go around due gr not fully down. Invest under jurisdiction of govt of Bahamas.

## Other aircraft with N43BB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43BB): Beech F33A, S/N CE-1517, built 1990
- [Cancelled 1983-08-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43BB-1983-08-11): Cessna T-50, S/N 4322. Owner: [Wright-Patterson A, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Wright-Patterson%20A)

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