# N40204: 1973 Piper PA-23-250, registration cancelled 2015-03-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 25, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A10), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 27-7305001
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Last registry action: May 7, 2014
- Mode S code: A4B684
- Location: [Burlington, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Burlington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0192° N, 79.5137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27215, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40204
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40204
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40204-2015-03-25

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

## Service difficulty reports (2)

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

- [SDR 99ZZZX2415](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX2415), Jun 6, 1999: VALVE. FAILED. POST GEAR-UP LANDING INSP REVEALED FOLLOWING: FOUND LT GEAR SEQUENCER VALVE HYD LINE, BEHIND LT UPHOLSTERY PANEL, CHAFED, RUPTURED. LT RUDDER CABLE PASSES UNDER
- [SDR 99ZZZX2414](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX2414), Jun 6, 1999: VALVE. RUPTURED. POST GEAR-UP LANDING INSP REVEALED FOLLOWING: FOUND LT GEAR SEQUENCER VALVE HYD LINE, BEHIND LT UPHOLSTERY PANEL, CHAFED, RUPTURED. LT RUDDER CABLE PASSES UNDER

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19990425020219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990425020219I), Apr 25, 1999: Piper PA23250 (N40204), Martinsburg, WV, Minor damage. Gear would not come down. Overflew a/p approx. 40 min. Then the decision was made to land. Minor damage to belly. No propellor strike.
- [Incident 19830131006279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830131006279I), Jan 31, 1983: Piper PA23250 (N40204), Rochester, NY. Vibration of left flap at cruise. Ceased at slow cruise. May have been ice caused flap imbalance. No defects.

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