# N520SM: Piper PA-23-250, registration cancelled 2000-08-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 3, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 27-7405449
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: May 22, 1997
- Last registry action: May 16, 2000
- Mode S code: A68A8A
- Owners when cancelled: [Oddy Kenneth R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ODDY%20KENNETH%20R), [Oddy Margaret H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ODDY%20MARGARET%20H)
- Location: [Orange Park, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Orange%20Park)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 30.1677° N, 81.7398° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32073, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N520SM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=520SM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N520SM-2000-08-03

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 ATL97LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA071), May 8, 1997: Piper PA-23-250 (N520SM), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance while on a low pass, leading to propeller damage. A factor was birds in the area.

## 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 19970508009699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970508009699A), May 8, 1997: Piper PA23250 (N520SM), Jacksonville, FL, Substantial damage. Low pass to check gear doors. Hit hill avoiding egrets. Bent prop. Landed gear up off end rwy. (-23) the pilot requested a low pass over the non-controlled…

## Other aircraft with N520SM

- [Cancelled 2021-02-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N520SM-2021-02-12): Agustawestland AW109SP, S/N 22297. Exported to Japan. Owner: [Bank Of Utah Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BANK%20OF%20UTAH%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

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