# N156M: 1956 Piper PA-23-150, registration cancelled 2012-10-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 15, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-23-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-150) (registry code 7102303)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 23-646
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 16, 1968
- Certificate issued: August 9, 1977
- Last registry action: March 23, 1991
- Mode S code: A0E18C
- Owners when cancelled: [Turner Victor R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TURNER%20VICTOR%20R), [Mcgill Michael D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCGILL%20MICHAEL%20D)
- Location: [Mesa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Mesa)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3974° N, 111.7165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85206, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N156M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=156M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N156M-2012-10-15

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-23-150: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-150.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 LAX73FUM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUM06), Sep 23, 1972: Piper PA-23 (N156M), San Diego, CA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N156M

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N156M): Cessna 180K, S/N 18053114, built 1979
- [Cancelled 1940-07-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N156M-1940-07-01): New Standard D-29A, S/N 1008, built 1929. Owner: [Varhola Mike](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VARHOLA%20MIKE), [Belle Valley, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Belle%20Valley)

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