# N4857P: 1961 Piper PA-23-250, registration cancelled 2012-12-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 18, 2012
- 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: 27-430
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 31, 1967
- Certificate issued: June 4, 1991
- Last registry action: September 8, 2004
- Mode S code: A5FE87
- Owner when cancelled: [Philips Abram L III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHILIPS%20ABRAM%20L%20III)
- Location: [Mobile, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Mobile)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.6688° N, 88.1059° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36606, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4857P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4857P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4857P-2012-12-18

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-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 MIA94LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA122), Apr 16, 1994: Piper PA-23-250 (N4857P), Margate, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO POSITION THE FUEL SELECTORS TO THE FULLEST TANK BEFORE LANDING RESULTING IN THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FROM BOTH ENGINES DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.

## 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 19940416007949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940416007949A), Apr 16, 1994: Piper PA23250 (N4857P), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Substantial damage. During approach to airport advised low fuel. Cleared direct. Both engine quit hit pole landing. Tanks selected empty

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