# N57326: 1973 Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 2013-10-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 23, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32-7400016
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 7, 1973
- Certificate issued: August 7, 1982
- Last registry action: June 16, 2009
- Mode S code: A75C4B
- Owner when cancelled: [Bolton Emory E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOLTON%20EMORY%20E)
- Location: [Suffolk, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Suffolk)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.8618° N, 76.5516° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23432, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57326
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=57326
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57326-2013-10-23

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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

## 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 NYC95FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95FA068), Mar 13, 1995: Piper PA-32-260 (N57326), Suffolk, VA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT AND IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION. DARKNESS WAS A FACTOR RELATED TO THE IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION-MAKING FOR THE EMERGENCY…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19950312003599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950312003599A), Mar 12, 1995: Piper PA32260 (N57326), Suffolk, VA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Lost power near destination. Hit trees over shooting open field. Pilot used no fly medical drug. Fuel tanks empty.
- [Incident 19880904036919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880904036919I), Sep 4, 1988: Piper PA32260 (N57326), Darlington, SC, Minor damage. Aborted takeoff from sod field with standing water. Unable to attain flying speed. Slid off end of runway.

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