# N104JK: Piper PA-23-250, registration cancelled 1985-08-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 8, 1985
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 27-7405471
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: February 13, 1975
- Last registry action: August 8, 1985
- Mode S code: A01462
- Owners when cancelled: [Spa Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPA%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Vierck Albert L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VIERCK%20ALBERT%20L), [Helmer Directional Drilling Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELMER%20DIRECTIONAL%20DRILLING%20INC), [Farkas Robert J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FARKAS%20ROBERT%20J), [Franz Robert H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRANZ%20ROBERT%20H)
- Location: [Hot Springs, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Hot%20Springs)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.7470° N, 92.2809° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72201, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N104JK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=104JK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N104JK-1985-08-08

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper PA-23-250: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250.md

## NTSB investigations (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 MKC85FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA059), Feb 20, 1985: Piper PA-23-250 (N104JK), Hot Springs, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19850219006959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850219006959A), Feb 19, 1985: Piper PA23250 (N104JK), Hot Springs, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. After request to climb on top, aircraft climbed then descended rapidly into ground. Pilot competency may be a factor
- [Incident 19800505050799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800505050799I), May 5, 1980: Piper PA23250 (N104JK), Little Rock, AR, Minor damage. Takeoff aborted due to vibration. A wheel bearing had failed.

## Other aircraft with N104JK

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N104JK): Kinney William J RV-6, S/N 23843, built 2006

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