Piper PA-32-260
N4803S is a Piper PA-32-260, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1969. It has 6 seats. It is registered to an individual in Ruby, Alaska. The registration is valid: it was issued on September 2, 2015 and expires on September 30, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated August 6, 1969.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Piper
- Model
- PA-32-260 · all PA-32-260s and related versions
- Built of
- aluminiumThe airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. This is how the Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six, Lance and Saratoga family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
- Serial number
- 32-1188
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engineFAA type of aircraft code 4 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating)FAA type of engine code 1 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Lycoming 0-540 SERIES · 250 hp
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Seats
- 6
- Year built
- 1969
- Cruising speed
- 126 mph
- Transponder code
- A5EB6B (octal 51365553)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- September 2, 2015
- Expires
- September 30, 2028
- Last FAA action
- June 10, 2023
- Airworthiness
- StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · NormalFAA certificate purpose code N (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · August 6, 1969
- FAA region
- AlaskanFAA region code 5 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00110165
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Esmailka Harold e
- Type
- IndividualFAA type of owner code 1 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- PO Box 29
Ruby, AK 99768
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Connections how N4803S links to the rest of the register
- Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six, Lance and Saratoga 3,916 registered
- Piper 44,840 aircraft on the register
- Built of aluminium · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Lycoming O-540 series 5,245 aircraft with this engine series · 250 hp
- Ruby, AK 5 aircraft registered in this town
- Ruby Airport · RBY
- Alaska 9,142 aircraft registered
- FAA orders naming the Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six, Lance and Saratoga 69 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six, Lance and Saratoga 935 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six, Lance and Saratoga 488 supplemental type certificates
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming O-540 series 29 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Lycoming O-540 series 304 reports since 1995
- Report filed on this aircraft: Rudder Bar, cracked · 2001-06-06
- Report filed on this aircraft: Stud, misinstalled · 2001-04-09
- Report filed on this aircraft: Valve, broken · 1995-01-18
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The public federal record on N4803S, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Esmailka Harold e, an individual, certificate issued September 2, 2015, expires September 30, 2028. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for normal, dated August 6, 1969, consistent with the 1969 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 32-1188 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N4803S according to the deregistered file. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
1 NTSB record under N4803S: Accident on November 9, 2000 at Lime Village, AK: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 1
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-32-260 · operated under 135
The pilot's failure to properly utilize carburetor heat. Factors in the accident were the presence of carburetor icing conditions, and unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of November 10, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 10, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 10, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, November 10, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data