N43246 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-151 built in 1974. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 21, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Piper PA-28-151 cancelled November 21, 2012
- Serial number
- 28-7415454
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1974
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- May 19, 2007
- Last FAA action
- May 18, 2010
- Last owner
- Watts Anthony J (Individual)
Carterville, IL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Taylorcraft BC12-D cancelled June 9, 1954
- Serial number
- 6905
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Mexico
- Certificate issued
- October 24, 1951
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Till John (Individual)
Pasadena, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N43246
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-151 · serial 28-7415454
The pilot's inadequate aircraft preflight, fuel system water contamination and fuel starvation which resulted in a loss of engine power during landing approach. An additional cause was the emergency landing procedure not followed by the pilot following a loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident were the trees, and night light conditions.
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