# N44522: 1974 Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 2012-11-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 29, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 32-7400049
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 8, 1974
- Certificate issued: April 13, 1978
- Last registry action: July 16, 1988
- Mode S code: A55FE9
- Owner when cancelled: [Star Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STAR%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Charlotte, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Charlotte)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44522
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=44522
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44522-2012-11-29

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 IAD79FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA068), Aug 21, 1979: Piper PA-32 (N44522), Hickory, NC, destroyed

## 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 19790821036279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790821036279A), Aug 21, 1979: Piper PA32260 (N44522), Hickory, NC, Destroyed. Engine quit on final. Aircraft hit approach light towers short of runway. Evidence pilot failed to use carb heat

## Other aircraft with N44522

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44522): Airbus S A S A321-271NX, S/N 12204, built 2024

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