# N40255: Piper PA-23-250, registration cancelled 1978-03-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 9, 1978
- 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: 27-7305062
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: May 23, 1977
- Mode S code: A4B734
- Owner when cancelled: [Bursiel Robert P And Bursiel Linda L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BURSIEL%20ROBERT%20P%20AND%20BURSIEL%20LINDA%20L)
- Location: [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)
- Owner type: Partnership
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40255
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40255
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40255-1978-03-09

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 ANC78FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA014), Jan 24, 1978: Piper PA-23 (N40255), Umiat, AK, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N40255

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40255): Cameron Balloons US Z-77, S/N 6459
- [Cancelled 2003-05-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40255-2003-05-13): British Aerospace BAE 125 SERIES 800A, S/N 258095, built 1987. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Specialized Aircraft Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPECIALIZED%20AIRCRAFT%20SERVICES%20INC), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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