# N13878: 1970 Piper PA-23-250, registration cancelled 2018-01-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 11, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A10), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 27-4513
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 11, 1970
- Certificate issued: February 9, 2005
- Last registry action: June 25, 2008
- Mode S code: A09C57
- Owner when cancelled: [Northeast Aviation Company Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHEAST%20AVIATION%20COMPANY%20INC)
- Location: [Philadelphia, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Philadelphia)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0695° N, 75.0000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19114, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13878
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=13878
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13878-2018-01-11

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2003FA0000764](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2003FA0000764), Oct 31, 2002: SPRING. BROKEN. THERE ARE 4 DOWNLOCK HOOK SPRINGS ON EACH GEAR 2 WERE FOUND BROKEN AFTER A RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT, IT IS UNKNOWN IF A HARD LANDING WAS MADE PRIOR TO CO

## 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 NYC06CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA080), Mar 20, 2006: Piper PA23-250 (N13878), Morristown, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's premature shutdown of both engines, which resulted in a forced landing short of the runway. A factor was a landing gear malfunction indication for undetermined reasons.

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 20060320011719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060320011719A), Mar 20, 2006: Piper PA23250 (N13878), Morristown, NJ, Substantial damage. (-23) On the first leg of operator's daily pne-mmu-buf cargo run, subject aircraft was cleared by mmu tower for the visual approach to runway 5. After…
- [Incident 20021025032439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021025032439I), Oct 25, 2002: Piper PA23250 (N13878), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated - after landing while turning right off runway the right main landing gear retracted. Investigation revealed 2 of the 4 downlock springs…
- [Incident 19890505044489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890505044489I), May 5, 1989: Piper PA23250 (N13878), Boston, MA, Minor damage. Left engine propeller struck a parked aircraft while taxiing on the ramp. Minor damage to both aircraft.
- [Incident 19780303015339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780303015339I), Mar 3, 1978: Piper PA23250 (N13878), Boston, MA, Minor damage. Pilot landed on snow covered runway. Visibility restricted due to blowing snow. Turned off into snowbank.

## Other aircraft with N13878

- [Cancelled 1935-08-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13878-1935-08-09): Aeronca C-3, S/N A-298. Owner: [Lawrence Myrtle M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAWRENCE%20MYRTLE%20M), [Crooksville, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Crooksville)

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