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N4839S

N4839S is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-32-260. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 21, 1997. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Piper PA-32-260 cancelled May 21, 1997

Serial number
321268
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
January 31, 1994
Last FAA action
January 15, 1997
Last owner
Lake Clark Air INC (Corporation)
Port Alsworth, AK
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N4839S

ANC94FA106Accident on August 14, 1994 at Kenai, AK: fatal, destroyed (3 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-32-260 · serial 32-1268

INADEQUATE ENGINE MAINTENANCE AND/OR INSPECTION, AND FATIGUE CRACKING OF THE ENGINE CASE, WHICH RESULTED IN EVENTUAL DAMAGE TO THE #3 CYLINDER STUDS/ENGINE THROUGH-BOLTS, SUBSEQUENT SEPARATION OF THE #3 CYLINDER AND PISTON, AND AN IN-FLIGHT FIRE.

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