# N4844H: Piper PA-17, registration cancelled 1968-06-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 26, 1968
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-17](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-17) (registry code 7101702)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-805](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-805) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17-150
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 30, 1967
- Mode S code: A5FA61
- Owner when cancelled: [Sears Raymond A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEARS%20RAYMOND%20A)
- Location: [Bowie, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Bowie)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4844H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4844H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4844H-1968-06-26

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 (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 DIA68F0226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68F0226), May 18, 1968: Piper PA-17 (N4844H), Edgewater, MD, destroyed
- [NTSB UNK65X0486](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0486), Oct 30, 1964: Piper PA17 (N4844H), College Park, MD, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N4844H

- [Cancelled 2015-05-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4844H-2015-05-20): Cessna 152, S/N 15283984, built 1979. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Winter Garden, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Winter%20Garden)

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.