N43515 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-32R-301T built in 1984. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 12, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Piper PA-32R-301T cancelled June 12, 2013
- Serial number
- 32R-8429009
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1984
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- July 15, 1988
- Last FAA action
- September 15, 1997
- Last owner
- Executive Protection INC (Corporation)
Lasalle, CO - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Taylorcraft BC12-D cancelled June 11, 1970
- Serial number
- 7174
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- June 13, 1966
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Burns Robert E (Co-owned)
Sacramento, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N43515
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-32R-301T · serial 32R-8429009
A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON, WHILE EN ROUTE IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) ON A DARK NIGHT, AND THE PILOT EXCEEDING THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RECOVER FROM UNCONTROLLED FLIGHT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: PILOT FATIGUE AND PROBABLE SPATIAL DISORIENTATION OF THE PILOT AND/OR AN INSTRUMENT MALFUNCTION.
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