# N4864S: 1970 Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 2009-12-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 8, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 32-1288
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 22, 1971
- Certificate issued: October 17, 2006
- Last registry action: October 20, 2009
- Mode S code: A601D8
- Owner when cancelled: [Galt Zone LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GALT%20ZONE%20LLC)
- Location: [Hillsdale, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Hillsdale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.8863° N, 84.6227° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49242, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4864S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4864S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4864S-2009-12-08

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-32-260: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260.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 CEN09LA605](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA605), Sep 25, 2009: Piper PA-32-260 (N4864S), Troy, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during initial climb due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's selection of an empty or nearly empty main tank for takeoff.
- [NTSB DEN77FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA056), Aug 5, 1977: Piper PA-32T (N4864S), Colorado Spgs, CO, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20090924050829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090924050829A), Sep 24, 2009: Piper PA-32-260 (N4864S), Troy, MI, Destroyed. Aircraft departed runway 09. Shortly after rotation engine failed due to apparent fuel starvation. Aircraft landed in a walmart parking lot adjacent to…
- [Accident 19770805021619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770805021619A), Aug 5, 1977: Piper PA32260 (N4864S), Colorado Spgs, CO, Substantial damage

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