# N2116P: Piper PA-23, registration cancelled 1983-09-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 27, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 23-707
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: July 24, 1980
- Last registry action: September 27, 1983
- Mode S code: A1C071
- Owners when cancelled: [Kentucky Aircraft Finance Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KENTUCKY%20AIRCRAFT%20FINANCE%20CORP), [Smith Veronica K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20VERONICA%20K), [Decker Donovan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DECKER%20DONOVAN), [Decker Anne](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DECKER%20ANNE), [Al Don Dusting Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AL%20DON%20DUSTING%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Louisville, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Louisville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.2633° N, 85.6563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 40207, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2116P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2116P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2116P-1983-09-27

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: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23.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 ATL81FLQ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLQ07), Dec 6, 1980: Piper PA-23 (N2116P), Louisville, KY, destroyed

## 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 19801206072319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801206072319A), Dec 6, 1980: Piper PA23 (N2116P), Louisville, KY, Destroyed. Lost right engine on climbout. Did not feather. Unable to sustain flight. Hit trees and house. Unknown power loss.

## Other aircraft with N2116P

- [Cancelled 2007-09-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2116P-2007-09-05): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S9612, built 2004. Owner: [Shut Up And Fly LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHUT%20UP%20AND%20FLY%20LLC), [New Albany, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/New%20Albany)

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