# N4959P: Piper PA-23-235, registration cancelled 1992-01-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 30, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-23-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-235) (registry code 7102306)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 27560
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: May 21, 1991
- Last registry action: May 23, 1991
- Mode S code: A6264C
- Owner when cancelled: [Novotny Milton](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NOVOTNY%20MILTON)
- Location: [Seekonk, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Seekonk)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.8398° N, 71.3180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 02771, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4959P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4959P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4959P-1992-01-30

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-23-235: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-235.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 NYC92FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA047), Dec 14, 1991: Piper PA-23-235 (N4959P), Fall River, MA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT DID NOT FOLLOW IFR PROCEEDURES AND WAS MANUVERING AT TOO LOW AN ALTITUDE TO REMAIN CLEAR OF THE TERRAIN. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE; FATIGUE, FOG AND NO VISUAL GROUND CLUES.
- [NTSB MIA72DKJ45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKJ45), Mar 16, 1972: Piper PA-23 (N4959P), Decatur, AL, substantial damage

## 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 19911214056319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911214056319A), Dec 14, 1991: Piper PA23235 (N4959P), Fall River, MA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Reported field insight. Cancelled then lost it. Missed. Climbed out. Turned wrong way. Lost control. Struck trees.

## Other aircraft with N4959P

- [Cancelled 2018-01-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4959P-2018-01-19): Heckler John S SPARROW HAWK II, S/N S0200025, built 2007. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Heckler John S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HECKLER%20JOHN%20S), [Gilbert, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Gilbert)

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