# N2603Z: 1981 Piper PA-23-250, registration cancelled 2012-10-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 18, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 27-8154011
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 27, 1981
- Certificate issued: August 6, 1992
- Last registry action: August 25, 1998
- Mode S code: A281D6
- Owner when cancelled: [Hester Mickey M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HESTER%20MICKEY%20M)
- Location: [Norcross, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Norcross)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9724° N, 84.2320° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30092, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2603Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2603Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2603Z-2012-10-18

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-23-250: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250.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 ATL93FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93FA041), Dec 25, 1992: Piper PA-23-250 (N2603Z), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM APPROACH LIGHTS WHILE CONDUCTING A NIGHT LANDING. A FACTOR WAS A DARK NIGHT.

## 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 19921225051829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921225051829A), Dec 25, 1992: Piper PA23250 (N2603Z), Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. Too low on final. Collided with runway approach light system. Then struck an embankment 375 feet short of runway.

## Other aircraft with N2603Z

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2603Z): DJI AGRAS T40, S/N 64TBL7N002001S

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