# N40291: 1973 Piper PA-23-250, registration cancelled 1982-03-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 2, 1982
- 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: 277305106
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: January 24, 1978
- Mode S code: A4B7BC
- Owner when cancelled: [Cyprus Bagdad Copper Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CYPRUS%20BAGDAD%20COPPER%20CO)
- Location: [Bagdad, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Bagdad)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40291
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40291
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40291-1982-03-02

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 LAX82FUJ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUJ25), Jan 21, 1982: Piper PA-23-250 (N40291), Bagdad, AZ, destroyed

## 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 19820121001719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820121001719A), Jan 21, 1982: Piper PA23250 (N40291), Bagdad, AZ, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed into mountain after attemtping landing at nearby airport where weather prevented landing.

## Other aircraft with N40291

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40291): Turner Vaughn E CHIPMUNK, S/N 00001, built 2002

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