# N438SB: 1963 Piper PA-23-250, registration cancelled 2012-11-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 9, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A10), [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 27-2476
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 11, 1963
- Last registry action: May 9, 1981
- Mode S code: A54268
- Location: N Andros Island, Bahamas
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N438SB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=438SB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N438SB-2012-11-09

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 MIA81DA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DA119), Sep 17, 1981: Piper PA-23 (N438SB), Cuba (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed, 1 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 19810917060249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810917060249A), Sep 17, 1981: Piper PA23250 (N438SB), Guantanamo Bay, CU, Destroyed. Advise out of fuel, ditching in ocean. No trace of plane or occupants found. Nature of flight and owner unknown.

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