# N488MB: Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 1999-01-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 15, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 327100004
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 8, 1978
- Last registry action: October 21, 1998
- Mode S code: A60766
- Owner when cancelled: [Sunshine Media Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUNSHINE%20MEDIA%20ENTERPRISES%20INC)
- Location: [Lantana, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lantana)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.5762° N, 80.0722° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33462, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N488MB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=488MB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N488MB-1999-01-15

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

## 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.

- [Incident 19961107034909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961107034909I), Nov 7, 1996: Piper PA32260 (N488MB), Orlando, FL, Substantial damage. Starter only clicked on start attempt. Got out to reposition prop to clear selenoid. Started. Ran into a ditch.

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