# N2146P: 1956 Piper PA-23, registration cancelled 2020-07-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 23, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A10), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 23-748
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 12, 1956
- Certificate issued: May 11, 2012
- Last registry action: December 11, 2017
- Mode S code: A1CB96
- Owner when cancelled: [Don S Falik LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DON%20S%20FALIK%20LLC)
- Location: [Charlotte, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Charlotte)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 42.5734° N, 84.8457° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48813, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2146P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2146P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2146P-2020-07-23

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: 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 CEN19LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA051), Dec 31, 2018: Piper PA 23 (N2146P), Beaver Island, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a positive rate of climb after takeoff which resulted in an impact with trees and terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inability to see a visible…

## 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 20181230021789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181230021789A), Dec 30, 2018: Piper PA-23 (N2146P), Beaver Island, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On December 30, 2018 at approximately 7:48 pm eastern standard time, a PA-23-180 aircraft, N2146P, registered to and operated by a private pilot, was destroyed…
- [Incident 19890326024079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890326024079I), Mar 26, 1989: Piper PA23 (N2146P), Limington, ME, Minor damage. Veered off runway when nose gear touched down.

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