# N4861H: 1948 Piper PA-17, registration cancelled 1975-12-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 5, 1975
- 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: 17-161
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 29, 1975
- Mode S code: A60166
- Owner when cancelled: [Henson Jack H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HENSON%20JACK%20H)
- Location: [Van Horn, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Van%20Horn)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4861H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4861H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4861H-1975-12-05

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (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 FTW76AF037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF037), Oct 25, 1975: Piper PA-17 (N4861H), Fabens, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19751025034669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751025034669A), Oct 25, 1975: Piper PA17 (N4861H), Fabens, TX, Destroyed. Autopsy shows plt died of coronary heart disease preceeding the acdt.

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