# N4850S: Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 1971-02-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 18, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 321287
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 19, 1970
- Mode S code: A5FD95
- Owner when cancelled: [Atlantic Central Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ATLANTIC%20CENTRAL%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Philadelphia, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Philadelphia)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0695° N, 75.0000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19114, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4850S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4850S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4850S-1971-02-18

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 NYC71AN080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71AN080), Jan 15, 1971: Piper PA-32 (N4850S), Shrewsbury, VT, destroyed, 5 fatal

## Other aircraft with N4850S

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4850S): Cessna TR182, S/N R182201438

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