# N4878P: Piper PA-23-250, registration cancelled 1970-06-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 30, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 27-458
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: April 26, 1968
- Mode S code: A60618
- Owner when cancelled: [Illinois Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ILLINOIS%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP)
- Location: [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4878P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4878P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4878P-1970-06-30

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 CHI69A0061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69A0061), Dec 12, 1968: Piper PA-23 (N4878P), Chicago, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N4878P

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4878P): Kolb FIRESTAR II, S/N F1067, built 1997
- [Cancelled 1994-07-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4878P-1994-07-06): Cessna 152, S/N 15284837. Exported to Israel. Owner: [Barlev Ran DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARLEV%20RAN%20DBA), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)

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