# N522T: 1957 Piper PA-23-150, registration cancelled 2013-08-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 15, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-23-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-150) (registry code 7102303)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 23-1067
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 9, 1957
- Certificate issued: November 7, 1986
- Last registry action: December 2, 1998
- Mode S code: A69205
- Owner when cancelled: [La Mantia Norman E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LA%20MANTIA%20NORMAN%20E)
- Location: [Napa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Napa)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.4006° N, 122.1831° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94558, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N522T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=522T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N522T-2013-08-15

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-23-150: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-150.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 LAX93FA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA242), Jun 6, 1993: Piper PA-23-150 (N522T), Diablo, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, AND THE IMPROPER IN FLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISION MAKING BY THE PILOT.

## 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 19930606017039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930606017039A), Jun 6, 1993: Piper PA23150 (N522T), Diablo, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flew into vertical rock cliff on a mountainside in IMC in dense fog. No record weather briefing.

## Other aircraft with N522T

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N522T): Cirrus Design SR22T, S/N 1204, built 2015

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