# N9032P: 1966 Piper PA-24-260, registration cancelled 2018-02-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 23, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A15), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 24-4494
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 3, 1966
- Certificate issued: October 25, 2012
- Last registry action: October 25, 2012
- Mode S code: AC7CFD
- Owner when cancelled: [Torkelson Charles A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TORKELSON%20CHARLES%20A)
- Location: [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.4889° N, 98.4562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78209, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9032P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9032P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9032P-2018-02-23

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-24-260: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260.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 CEN15FA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA232), May 16, 2015: Piper PA 24-260 (N9032P), Spring Branch, TX, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control during takeoff due to his impairment from marijuana. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impaired decision to fly after using a disqualifying drug.

## 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 20150516013339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150516013339A), May 16, 2015: Piper PA-24-260 (N9032P), Sping Branch, TX, Destroyed, 4 fatal. On may 16, 2015 N9032P departed runway 12 at 1T7. During climb out at approxamately 200 feet AGL,the aircraft decsended into a retaining wall approximately 1/2…

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