# N7443P: 1961 Piper PA-24, registration cancelled 2017-07-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 7, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 24-2632
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 22, 1961
- Certificate issued: September 12, 1986
- Last registry action: September 16, 2008
- Mode S code: AA0435
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Andrew G III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20ANDREW%20G%20III)
- Location: [Jupiter, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Jupiter)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 26.9387° N, 80.1276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33458, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7443P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7443P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7443P-2017-07-07

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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-24: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24.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 BFO93FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA113), Jul 7, 1993: Piper PA-24-180 (N7443P), Madison Heights, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OIL STARVATION AS A RESULT OF INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF THE OIL COOLER LINES.

## 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 19930707022739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930707022739A), Jul 7, 1993: Piper PA24180 (N7443P), Madison Heights, VA, Destroyed. Advised ATC loosing oil pressure during vectors to airport. Lost control when engine quit. Oil cooler line burst.
- [Incident 19890626049759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890626049759I), Jun 26, 1989: Piper PA24 (N7443P), Sebring, FL, Minor damage. Pilot stated he forgot to lower landing gear and landed with gear retracted.

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