# N4970P: Piper PA-23-235, registration cancelled 1966-01-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 26, 1966
- 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: 27-571
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: June 3, 1963
- Mode S code: A62C7F
- Owner when cancelled: [Raleigh Eagle Coal Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RALEIGH%20EAGLE%20COAL%20CO)
- Location: [Ethel, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Ethel)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4970P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4970P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4970P-1966-01-26

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 (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 NYC66A0056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66A0056), Nov 12, 1965: Piper PA-23 (N4970P), Covington, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N4970P

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4970P-undated): Cessna 152, S/N 15284865. Triennial form not returned

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