# N4470P: 1961 Piper PA-23-160, registration cancelled 2022-07-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 2, 2022
- 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: 23-1976
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 29, 1961
- Certificate issued: March 5, 2016
- Last registry action: October 20, 2018
- Mode S code: A56704
- Owner when cancelled: [Buzzard Air Service LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUZZARD%20AIR%20SERVICE%20LLC)
- Location: [Carleton, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Carleton)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 42.0503° N, 83.4102° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48117, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4470P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4470P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4470P-2022-07-02

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 CHI93LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA362), Sep 16, 1993: Piper PA-23-160 (N4470P), Hobart, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT DURING A SIMULATED SINGLE ENGINE APPROACH AND LANDING.

## 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 19930916034999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930916034999A), Sep 16, 1993: Piper PA23160 (N4470P), Hobart, IN, Substantial damage. During simulated single engine procedure. Landed gear up.
- [Accident 19751019039669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751019039669A), Oct 19, 1975: Piper PA23160 (N4470P), NM, Destroyed, 3 fatal

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