# N4839S: Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 1997-05-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 21, 1997
- 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: 321268
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 31, 1994
- Last registry action: January 15, 1997
- Mode S code: A5F762
- Owner when cancelled: [Lake Clark Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAKE%20CLARK%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Port Alsworth, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Port%20Alsworth)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 60.1578° N, 154.3406° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99653, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4839S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4839S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4839S-1997-05-21

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 ANC94FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94FA106), Aug 14, 1994: Piper PA-32-260 (N4839S), Kenai, AK, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE ENGINE MAINTENANCE AND/OR INSPECTION, AND FATIGUE CRACKING OF THE ENGINE CASE, WHICH RESULTED IN EVENTUAL DAMAGE TO THE #3 CYLINDER STUDS/ENGINE THROUGH-BOLTS, SUBSEQUENT SEPARATION OF THE…

## 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 19940814025129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940814025129A), Aug 14, 1994: Piper PA32260 (N4839S), Kenai, AK, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Crashed into alder trees and river bank. Fell partly into river. No power on impact. NR3 cylinder departed inflight
- [Incident 19821230067889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821230067889I), Dec 30, 1982: Piper PA32260 (N4839S), Clear, AK, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to remove allen wrench used as a control lock. Aborted. Ran off end of ice and snow covered runway.

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