# N242CF: 1956 Piper PA-23, registration cancelled 2014-11-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 17, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, 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: 23-462
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: February 24, 1956
- Certificate issued: February 4, 1991
- Last registry action: May 3, 1994
- Mode S code: A237A5
- Owner when cancelled: [Flying C Leasing](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLYING%20C%20LEASING)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7236° N, 75.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19801, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N242CF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=242CF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N242CF-2014-11-17

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 CHI92LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA105), Mar 8, 1992: Piper PA-23-150 (N242CF), Romeoville, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WHEN HE DID NOT RECEIVE A SAFE INDICATION THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS INABILITY OF…

## 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 19920308005309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920308005309A), Mar 8, 1992: Piper PA23150 (N242CF), Romeoville, IL, Substantial damage. Left engine shut down for training. Restart unsuccessful. No safe gear indication. Landed in field next to airport.

## Other aircraft with N242CF

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N242CF): Textron 525C, S/N 525C0458, built 2025

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