# N2173P: 1956 Piper PA-23, registration cancelled 2011-07-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 11, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- 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: 23-779
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: October 15, 1965
- Last registry action: March 8, 1990
- Mode S code: A1D652
- Location: [Mena, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Mena)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.6160° N, 94.2106° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 71953, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2173P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2173P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2173P-2011-07-11

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 CHI72FEE77](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEE77), Apr 29, 1972: Piper PA-23 (N2173P), Spring Grove, IL, substantial damage

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