# N3EF: 1957 Piper PA-23, registration cancelled 2013-01-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 23-938
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 12, 1957
- Last registry action: July 13, 1992
- Mode S code: A31B0A
- Location: [New Castle, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/New%20Castle)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.6466° N, 75.6048° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19720, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3EF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3EF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3EF-2013-01-30

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 NYC90LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA162), Jul 16, 1990: Piper PA-23-150 (N3EF), Radnow Township, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: WIRE STRIKE DURING AN OFF AIRPORT FORCED LANDING IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE A POWER LOSS, CAUSED BY AN ENGINE OIL LEAK.

## 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 19900716026319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900716026319A), Jul 16, 1990: Piper PA23 (N3EF), Radnor Township, PA, Destroyed. Oil leak in right engine. Secured same but unable maintain altitude. Landing on closed hiway section struck wires.

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