# N4802S: 1970 Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 2013-11-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 7, 2013
- 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: 32-1187
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 11, 1970
- Certificate issued: August 12, 1995
- Last registry action: February 7, 2008
- Mode S code: A5EB48
- Owner when cancelled: [J Franklin Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/J%20FRANKLIN%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7236° N, 75.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19801, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4802S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4802S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4802S-2013-11-07

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-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 MIA99LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA099), Mar 3, 1999: Piper PA-32-260 (N4802S), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for an undetermined reason, resulting in a forced landing in water, and subsequent sinking of the airplane.

## 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 19990303001989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990303001989A), Mar 3, 1999: Piper PA32260 (N4802S), Nassau, Bahamas, Destroyed. Acft ditched in the ocean due to engine problems, the pilot was rescued by a boat in the area and taken to Nassau. Other circumstances are unknown.

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