# N4838P: 1961 Piper PA-23-250, registration cancelled 2013-04-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 18, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 27-408
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 20, 1961
- Certificate issued: October 5, 1972
- Last registry action: July 18, 1992
- Mode S code: A5F73C
- Owner when cancelled: [John W Buchanan Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHN%20W%20BUCHANAN%20INC)
- Location: [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8187° N, 118.2220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90810, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4838P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4838P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4838P-2013-04-18

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 LAX89FA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA277), Aug 14, 1989: Piper PA-23-250 (N4838P), Lake Tahoe, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: DISABLEMENT OF THE STABILATOR FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE.

## 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 19890814029129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890814029129A), Aug 14, 1989: Piper STCPA23 (N4838P), South Lake Taho, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Observed to pitch up,stall and dive into lake. Elevator pulley broke,had been rubbing on housing. Prior pitchover.

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