# N4451X: 1975 Piper PA-32R-300, registration cancelled 2002-09-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 16, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32R-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (registry code 7103213)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32R-7680018
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 8, 1975
- Certificate issued: August 13, 1998
- Last registry action: August 14, 2001
- Mode S code: A55FC1
- Owner when cancelled: [Bellefonte Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELLEFONTE%20INC)
- Location: [Durham, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Durham)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0251° N, 78.9821° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27705, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4451X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4451X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4451X-2002-09-16

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-32R-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR FFK2001F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FFK2001F00000), May 30, 2001: MAGNETO. DAMAGED. PILOT REPORTED DEAG MAGNETO. INSPECTED MAGNETO TO BE MISSING INTERNAL GEAR TEETH. REMOVED AND REPLACED MAGNETO WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
- [SDR 96ZZZX3337](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX3337), May 21, 1996: SOLENOID. FAILED. THE PILOT REPORTED ALL ELECTRICAL POWER WAS LOST AFTER THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED DURING DEPARTURE. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN THE NOSE GEAR FOLDE

## 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 MIA02FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02FA067), Mar 14, 2002: Piper PA32R-300 (N4451X), Broadway, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20020314038489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020314038489A), Mar 14, 2002: Piper PA32R300 (N4451X), Sanford, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On March 14, 2002, about 1630 eastern standard time, a Piper PA32R-300, N4451X, registered to ram air freight inc., a FAR 135 cargo operator had an…
- [Incident 19960522044069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960522044069I), May 22, 1996: Piper PA32R300 (N4451X), Chicago/West Ch, IL, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot reported all electrical power was lost after the landing gear was retracted during departure. Aircraft sustained minor damage during…

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