# N4657H: 1948 Piper PA-17, registration cancelled 2012-07-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 31, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-17](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-17) (registry code 7101702)
- Engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-805](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-805), [TCDS E-205](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17-65
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: December 31, 1969
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A5AF83
- Owners when cancelled: [Singer Robert E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SINGER%20ROBERT%20E), [Reinig Lester F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REINIG%20LESTER%20F)
- Location: [Tempe, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tempe)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3940° N, 111.9329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85282, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4657H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4657H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4657H-2012-07-31

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-17: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-17.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 DEN73FQA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FQA15), Aug 22, 1972: Piper PA-17 (N4657H), Gallup, NM, destroyed

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