# N5044Y: Piper PA-23-250, registration cancelled 1993-03-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 1, 1993
- 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: 272052
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: February 16, 1993
- Last registry action: February 17, 1993
- Mode S code: A64BC7
- Owner when cancelled: [Houk Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOUK%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Pembroke Pines, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Pembroke%20Pines)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 25.9885° N, 80.2125° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33023, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5044Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5044Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5044Y-1993-03-01

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (2)

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 MIA93LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA064), Feb 7, 1993: Piper PA-23-250 (N5044Y), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIS OWN ABILITIES AND THE SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF BOTH ENGINES DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PERFORM IN-FLIGHT…
- [NTSB IAD71FLJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71FLJ14), Feb 18, 1971: Piper PA-23 (N5044Y), Durham, NC, incident, minor damage

## 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 19930207001839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930207001839A), Feb 7, 1993: Piper PA23250 (N5044Y), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Reported both engines failed near destination after long overwater flight from san juan. Ditched in ocean.

## Other aircraft with N5044Y

- [Cancelled 2021-01-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5044Y-2021-01-08): Air Tractor AT-402A, S/N 402A-1036, built 1997. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Pelkie, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Pelkie)

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