# N148AF: Piper PA-23-250, registration cancelled 1982-09-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 23, 1982
- 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: 27-266
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: November 17, 1981
- Last registry action: September 23, 1982
- Mode S code: A0C06E
- Owners when cancelled: [Evans N K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EVANS%20N%20K), [Witt Edwin D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WITT%20EDWIN%20D), [Schnake Lester F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHNAKE%20LESTER%20F), [Bearry Lonnie H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEARRY%20LONNIE%20H)
- Location: [Edinburg, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Edinburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 26.2806° N, 98.1856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78539, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N148AF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=148AF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N148AF-1982-09-23

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 (2)

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 FTW82FRG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRG39), Aug 8, 1982: Piper PA-23-250 (N148AF), Bandera, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB CHI68F0469](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0469), Dec 5, 1967: Piper PA-23 (N148AF), Cottage Hill, IL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19820808034869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820808034869A), Aug 8, 1982: Piper PA23250 (N148AF), Bandera, TX, Destroyed. Pilot making apparent landing approach to field, decided to go-around and aircraft hit trees and crashed.

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