# N40265: Piper PA-23-250, registration cancelled 1989-02-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 21, 1989
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- 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: 277305078
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Mode S code: A4B757
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40265
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40265
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40265-1989-02-21

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 CHI88FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA046), Jan 18, 1988: Piper PA-23-250 (N40265), Carbondale, IL, destroyed, 3 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 19880118000589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880118000589A), Jan 18, 1988: Piper PA23250 (N40265), Carbondale-Murp, IL, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Descended into trees on night ILS approach in near zero IMC. Descended below glide slope near outer marker.

## Other aircraft with N40265

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40265): Fairchild M-62A-4, S/N T41562, built 1941
- [Cancelled 1997-12-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40265-1997-12-31): Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, S/N 1523. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Holcomb James L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOLCOMB%20JAMES%20L), [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)

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