# N40233: Piper PA-23-250, registration cancelled 1973-06-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 25, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 27-7305033
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: March 26, 1973
- Mode S code: A4B6EC
- Owner when cancelled: [Sundorph Aeronautical Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUNDORPH%20AERONAUTICAL%20CORP)
- Location: [Cleveland, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Cleveland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40233
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40233
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40233-1973-06-25

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

## 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 IAD73AI010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73AI010), Apr 3, 1973: Piper PA-23 (N40233), Gatlinburg, TN, destroyed, 4 fatal

## 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 19730403009379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730403009379A), Apr 3, 1973: Piper PA23 (N40233), Gatlinburg, TN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. OBS at low alt over natl park. Clrd mtn ridge & flew into trees. Gusting to 20K.

## Other aircraft with N40233

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40233): Spirit Engineering SE-1, S/N 015, built 2025
- [Cancelled 2024-01-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40233-2024-01-23): Avia Stroitel AC-5M, S/N 004, built 2000. Owner: [Martens John T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARTENS%20JOHN%20T), [Centralia, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Centralia)
- [Cancelled 1991-10-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40233-1991-10-31): Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, S/N 1489. Exported to Switzerland. Owner: [Robinson Helicopter Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBINSON%20HELICOPTER%20COMPANY), [Torrance, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Torrance)

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