# N515TW: 1963 Piper PA-23-250, registration cancelled 2013-06-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 18, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 27-2302
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 1, 1963
- Certificate issued: July 3, 1990
- Last registry action: February 24, 2006
- Mode S code: A675C0
- Owner when cancelled: [Kbbm Radio Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KBBM%20RADIO%20INC)
- Location: [Waldport, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Waldport)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.3990° N, 124.0164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97394, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N515TW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=515TW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N515TW-2013-06-18

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 LAX91FA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA310), Jul 14, 1991: Piper PA-23-250 (N515TW), Hesperia, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER REFUELING AND INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL CONTAMINATION AND THE INADVERTENT STALL.

## 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 19910713027409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910713027409A), Jul 13, 1991: Piper PA23250 (N515TW), Hesperia, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Engine quit on climb. Stalled. Fell off to the right. Impacted ground. No pre-flight. Used auto fuel.

## Other aircraft with N515TW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N515TW): Pilatus PC-12/45, S/N 515, built 2003

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