# N4852S: 1970 Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 2012-08-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 8, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32-1293
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: November 1, 1977
- Last registry action: November 5, 1977
- Mode S code: A5FDDB
- Owners when cancelled: [Mineral Area Airmotive](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MINERAL%20AREA%20AIRMOTIVE), [Short Ronald D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHORT%20RONALD%20D), [Thomas Warren R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMAS%20WARREN%20R), [Brown Curtis L DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROWN%20CURTIS%20L%20DBA), [Inland Energy Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INLAND%20ENERGY%20INC)
- Location: [Sainte Genevieve, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Sainte%20Genevieve)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 37.9040° N, 90.1644° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 63670, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4852S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4852S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4852S-2012-08-08

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 MKC78FCG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCG02-138931), Oct 7, 1978: Piper PA-32 (N4852S), Columbia, MO, substantial damage

## 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 19781007030969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781007030969A), Oct 7, 1978: Piper PA32RT300 (N4852S), Columbia, MO, Substantial damage

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