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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N4862S

N4862S is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-32-260 built in 1970. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 7, 2012. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled".

Piper PA-32-260 cancelled December 7, 2012

Serial number
32-1297
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1970
Last status
Sale reported, canceled
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
January 19, 1983
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Ft Pierce, FL
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N4862S

MIA86FA028Accident on November 9, 1985 at Sorrento, FL: fatal, destroyed (3 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-32-260 · serial 32-1297

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