# N4971C: Piper PA-23-160, registration cancelled 1971-03-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 22, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-23-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (registry code 7102304)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 23-1427
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: August 24, 1966
- Mode S code: A62C97
- Owner when cancelled: [Jones Dwight A DBA Ath Tex Avn Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JONES%20DWIGHT%20A%20DBA%20ATH%20TEX%20AVN%20CO)
- Location: [Athens, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Athens)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4971C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4971C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4971C-1971-03-22

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-23-160: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160.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 FTW71AF050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71AF050), Feb 19, 1971: Piper PA-23 (N4971C), Athens, TX, destroyed, 4 fatal

## Other aircraft with N4971C

- [Cancelled 2013-06-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4971C-2013-06-07): Buoy David C CASSUTT III M, S/N 1. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Budy David C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUDY%20DAVID%20C), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)

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