# N4830S: Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 2000-05-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 10, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32-1261
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 18, 1986
- Last registry action: July 15, 1998
- Mode S code: A5F627
- Owner when cancelled: [New England Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEW%20ENGLAND%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Westerly, RI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/RI/Westerly)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.3577° N, 71.7897° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 02891, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4830S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4830S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4830S-2000-05-10

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 99ZZZX1744](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX1744), Mar 2, 1999: INPULSE COUPLING. MISMANUFACTURED. PER AD 99-4-4, FOUND THE IMPULSE COUPLING TO BE MISSING ONE OF THE FLY-WEIGHT SPRINGS AND EXCESSIVE PLAY AT THE RIVETS.

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 NYC99FA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99FA220), Sep 5, 1999: Piper PA-32-260 (N4830S), Westerly, RI, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control of the airplane during a turn.
- [NTSB DEN84LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA058), Dec 31, 1983: Piper PA-32-260 (N4830S), Ekalaka, MT, substantial damage

## 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 19990905042529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990905042529A), Sep 5, 1999: Piper PA32260 (N4830S), Westerly, RI, Substantial damage, 3 fatal. (.4)According to a passenger, the airplane departed normally but seemed 'very shaky.' As the airplane climbed, it began to slowly turn to the right, and the…
- [Accident 19831231065059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831231065059A), Dec 31, 1983: Piper PA32260 (N4830S), Ekalaka, MT, Substantial damage. Veered off a snow and ice covered private strip on landing. Struck a snowbank.

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