# N5853Y: 1965 Piper PA-23, registration cancelled 1971-09-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 25, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 27-3005
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: January 5, 1968
- Mode S code: A78B53
- Owner when cancelled: [Sonora Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SONORA%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Carson City, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Carson%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5853Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5853Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5853Y-1971-09-25

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: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23.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 OAK68A0048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68A0048), Dec 4, 1967: Piper PA-23 (N5853Y), Reno, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal

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