# N4587P: 1960 Piper PA-23-250, registration cancelled 2011-01-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 3, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Expired dealer
- Airframe: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A10), [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 27-96
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 29, 1960
- Last registry action: June 6, 1996
- Mode S code: A5932F
- Owner when cancelled: [Earle Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EARLE%20AIRCRAFT%20INC)
- Location: [Hastings, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Hastings)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.6776° N, 81.4213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32145, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4587P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4587P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4587P-2011-01-03

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-23-250: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250.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 MIA96LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA005), Oct 10, 1995: Piper PA-23-250 (N4587P), Opa Locka, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE ON LANDING RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL, SLIDING OFF THE RUNWAY INTO A ROCK COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR.

## 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 19951010034439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951010034439A), Oct 10, 1995: Piper PA23250 (N4587P), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Veered into crosswind on landing roll. Collided with a rock. Collapsed nose gear.
- [Incident 19840124044829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840124044829I), Jan 24, 1984: Piper PA23250 (N4587P), Opa Locka, FL, Minor damage. Flight instructor inadvertently retracted the landing gear on the ground portion of a touch and go.

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