N4730Z is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-22-108 built in 1961. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 13, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Piper PA-22-108 cancelled December 13, 2012
- Serial number
- 22-8276
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1961
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- March 29, 2000
- Last FAA action
- March 17, 2009
- Last owner
- Pelfrey Larry P (Individual)
Kenova, WV - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N4730Z
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-22-108 · serial 22-8276
The pilot not maintaining clearance from the tree. Factors relating to this accident were the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation, the high density altitude, the inadequate rate of climb, the pilot's improper in-flight decision to fly into rising terrain, the rising terrain, the blind canyon, and the tree.
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