# N44PG: Piper PA-23-160, registration cancelled 1991-12-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 23, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 231996
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: November 15, 1985
- Last registry action: October 28, 1991
- Mode S code: A54990
- Owners when cancelled: [Hardy Richard A Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARDY%20RICHARD%20A%20JR), [Gilder Ralph W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GILDER%20RALPH%20W)
- Location: [Douglasville, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Douglasville)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6723° N, 84.7330° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30135, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44PG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=44PG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44PG-1991-12-23

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 ATL91LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA164), Aug 31, 1991: Piper PA-23-160 (N44PG), Stockbridge, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED AFTER EXPERIENCING A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. FACTORS IN THIS ACCIDENT WERE, LOOSE CARBURETORS, ANNUAL INSPECTION NOT PERFORMED, AND PILOT'S LACK OF…

## 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 19910831037669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910831037669A), Aug 31, 1991: Piper PA23160 (N44PG), Stockbridge, GA, Substantial damage. Reported power reduction right engine on go around. Below VMC. Crashed. Carburetors loose and fouled plugs.

## Other aircraft with N44PG

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44PG): Good Paul M RV-4, S/N 2522-001, built 1999

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