# N63872: Piper PA-23-250, registration cancelled 1999-06-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 3, 1999
- 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: 27-7854022
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: April 27, 1993
- Last registry action: April 20, 1999
- Mode S code: A85EDC
- Owner when cancelled: [Massair Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MASSAIR%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [New Smyrna Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/New%20Smyrna%20Beach)
- Physical address: [Edgewater, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Edgewater)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.0258° N, 80.9270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Smyrna Beach, FL, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63872
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=63872
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63872-1999-06-03

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 ATL94LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA124), Jun 19, 1994: Piper PA-23-250 (N63872), Blowing Rock, NC, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN (REMOTE, WOODED, MOUNTAINOUS) FOR AN INTENTIONAL CRASH LANDING.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19940619018759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940619018759A), Jun 19, 1994: Piper PA23250 (N63872), Blowing Rock, NC, Destroyed. Followed by us customs over cuba to Blowing Rock NC where it settled into trees and burned. Illegal drugs on board.
- [Incident 19830128008439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830128008439I), Jan 28, 1983: Piper PA23250 (N63872), Minneapolis, MN. Propeller started to overspeed. Reduced airspeed to bring under control. Found propeller low on nitrogen.

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