# N63868: 1978 Piper PA-23-250, registration cancelled 2020-04-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 14, 2020
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A10), [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 27-7854020
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 25, 2001
- Certificate issued: July 21, 2017
- Last registry action: March 21, 2019
- Mode S code: A85EBF
- Owner when cancelled: [Gv Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GV%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Medford, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Medford)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.3276° N, 122.7958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97504, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63868
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=63868
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63868-2020-04-14

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2006FA0000442](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2006FA0000442), Mar 23, 2006: HYDRAULIC LINE. CHAFED. COMPLETE INTERIOR REFURBISHING WAS DONE. 100 HRS AFTER AC WAS RETURNED TO SERV, NOSE AND LT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT LOCK DOWN, PILOT LANDED WITH ONLY RT GEAR EXTEND

## 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.

- [Incident 20060319004319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060319004319I), Mar 19, 2006: Piper PA23250 (N63868), Frederick, MD, Minor damage. (-23) On approach, the landing gear failed to extend properly. Repeated attempts failed leaving the left main extended and the right main and nose gear…

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