# N44255: 1974 Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 2017-11-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 1, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32-7400048
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: October 17, 2012
- Last registry action: May 25, 2015
- Mode S code: A55530
- Owners when cancelled: [Mccloskey Gerard F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCLOSKEY%20GERARD%20F), [Telesford Louis A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TELESFORD%20LOUIS%20A)
- Location: [Branford, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Branford)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 41.2800° N, 72.7859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06405, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44255
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=44255
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44255-2017-11-01

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-32-260: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260.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 ERA16CA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16CA218), Jun 19, 2016: Piper PA32 (N44255), Block Island, RI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point and the airplane’s subsequent collision with obstacles during an attempted go-around.

## 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 20160619024369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160619024369A), Jun 19, 2016: Piper PA-32-260 (N44255), New Shoreham, RI, Destroyed. The aircraft departed khvn airport with the pilot and five additional passengers. The flight was being operated CFR part 91 as a personal flight. Upon arrival…

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