# N40273: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: October 3, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40273
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40273

## Aircraft that carried N40273

- [Cancelled 2012-10-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40273-2012-10-03): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-7305088, built 1973. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Little Rock, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Little%20Rock)

## NTSB investigations on N40273 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW96LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA141), Mar 4, 1996: Piper PA-23-250 (N40273), Sulphur Springs, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance. A factor was his diverted attention to the performance of the manual gear extension procedure.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N40273 (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19960305003539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960305003539A), Mar 5, 1996: Piper PA23250 (N40273), Sulphur Springs, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft had right engine failure and crashed into lake.

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