# N59LD: 1973 Piper PA-23-250, registration cancelled 2013-04-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 24, 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 TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A10), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 27-7405249
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 30, 1973
- Certificate issued: May 8, 1990
- Last registry action: May 20, 2008
- Mode S code: A79C0C
- Owner when cancelled: [Caribbean Air Carrier Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARIBBEAN%20AIR%20CARRIER%20INC)
- Location: Toa Alta, PR, RQ
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59LD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=59LD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59LD-2013-04-24

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 MIA92LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA143), Jun 28, 1992: Piper PA-23-250 (N59LD), St. Thomas, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: IN-FLIGHT FIRE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS, AND IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH THE WATER.

## 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 19920628022049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920628022049A), Jun 28, 1992: Piper PA23250 (N59LD), Charlotte Amali, U.S. Virgin Islands, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Reported left engine fire shortly after departure. Crashed trying to return. Left engine not found. Cause unknown.

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