# N4897P: Piper PA-23, registration cancelled 1972-03-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 23, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 27485
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: December 8, 1971
- Mode S code: A60D63
- Owner when cancelled: [Kime Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KIME%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Chadron, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Chadron)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4897P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4897P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4897P-1972-03-23

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: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23.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 MKC72AK043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72AK043), Jan 18, 1972: Piper PA-23 (N4897P), Chambers, NE, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other aircraft with N4897P

- [Cancelled 2010-08-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4897P-2010-08-23): Cessna 152, S/N 15284838, built 1981. Exported to Bolivia. Owner: [T And D Ventures](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/T%20AND%20D%20VENTURES), [Pierson, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Pierson)

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