# N7730J: Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 1999-04-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 23, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32-1132
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 15, 1996
- Last registry action: May 16, 1996
- Mode S code: AA768D
- Owner when cancelled: [Mitchell Steven M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MITCHELL%20STEVEN%20M)
- Location: [Lancaster, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lancaster)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0730° N, 76.3137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 17601, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7730J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7730J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7730J-1999-04-23

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-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 IAD98FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98FA001), Oct 4, 1997: Piper PA-32-260 (N7730J), College Park, MD, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain control of the airplane during landing rollout and his delayed decision to abort the landing.

## 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 19971004030069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971004030069A), Oct 4, 1997: Piper PA32260 (N7730J), College Park, MD, Destroyed. Porpoised down the runway after landing, struck metro tracks at the end of the runway. (.4) the pilot remarked that all systems on the airplane were fully…

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