# N273AD: Piper PA-23-250, registration cancelled 2012-02-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 6, 2012
- Exported to: Philippines
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 27-4806
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 1, 2002
- Certificate issued: October 24, 2011
- Last registry action: October 24, 2011
- Mode S code: A2B1A5
- Owner when cancelled: [Aviatour](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVIATOUR)
- Location: [Lancaster, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Lancaster)
- Owner type: Non-citizen corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.5665° N, 96.7489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75146, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N273AD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=273AD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N273AD-2012-02-06

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-23-250: 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 2003FA0000919](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2003FA0000919), Aug 18, 2003: HORN. CORRODED. DURING COMPLIANCE OF AD, THE FLAP TUBE WAS FOUND NOT TO PASS. A NEW STEEL TUBE WS ORDERED AND IN THE REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE THE LEFT BELLCRANK (PN 16424-00) WAS 

## 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.

- [Incident 20090216000879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090216000879I), Feb 16, 2009: Piper PA23250 (N273AD), Mansfield, MA, Minor damage. At approximately 1820 aircraft N273AD landed with the nose gear retracted in Mansfield, MA (1B9). There was 1 pilot and 2 passengers onboard and there were no…

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.