# N2343Z: 1979 Piper PA-23-250, registration cancelled 2006-09-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 21, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A10), [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 27-8054018
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 1, 1979
- Certificate issued: June 8, 2000
- Last registry action: August 15, 2006
- Mode S code: A21A35
- Owner when cancelled: [Bar Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAR%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Cochronville, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Cochronville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8683° N, 75.9138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19330, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2343Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2343Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2343Z-2006-09-21

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 96ZZZX4826](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX4826), Aug 9, 1996: CYLINDER. PISTON FAILED. AIRCRAFT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING. RIGHT ENGINE FAILED DUE TO NR 2 CYLINDER AND PISTON DEPARTING AIRCRAFT IN-FLIGHT. CYLINDER PARTS AND SIDE COWL NEVER RECOVERED.

## 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 NYC05FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05FA053), Mar 6, 2005: Piper PA-23-250 (N2343Z), Coatesville, PA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate remedial action during an engine failure, which resulted in a loss of airplane control. A factor was the pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation to…

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20050306009509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050306009509A), Mar 6, 2005: Piper PA23250 (N2343Z), Coatesvilla, PA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Aircraft impacted the ground approximately at 1405 local EST time, 0.7 miles south of 40N (Chester county airport, PA) on Sunday March 6th, 2005,…
- [Incident 20030707030809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030707030809I), Jul 7, 2003: Piper PA23250 (N2343Z), Coatesvilla, PA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was unable to lower flaps for approach & landing, and had un unsafe gear indication. Aircraft suffered a complete hydraulic system failure due to a…
- [Incident 19960809030089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960809030089I), Aug 9, 1996: Piper PA23250 (N2343Z), Middletown, PA, Minor damage. Narrative: on August 9, 1996, at 1450 hours, a Piper aztec, N2343Z, registered to chester county aviation, inc., made an emergency landing at Harrisburg…

## Other aircraft with N2343Z

- [Cancelled 1965-05-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2343Z-1965-05-21): Beech 23, S/N M-62, built 1962. Owner: [Executive Air Travel](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EXECUTIVE%20AIR%20TRAVEL), [Sioux Falls, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Sioux%20Falls)

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