N17278
N17278 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-23-160 built in 1959. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 10, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Piper PA-23-160 cancelled August 10, 2012
- Serial number
- 23-1615
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1959
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- March 20, 1981
- Last FAA action
- April 15, 1996
- Last owner
- Crocker National Bank (Corporation)
Fullerton, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Piper J-2 cancelled February 18, 1948
- Serial number
- 944
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- September 17, 1947
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Baggett W H (Individual)
Fort Pierce, FL - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N17278
LAX86LA271Accident on June 29, 1986 at Upland, CA: no injuries, substantial damage.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-23-160 · serial 23-1615
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site