# N63888: Piper PA-23-250, registration cancelled 1993-09-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 30, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 277854033
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: July 31, 1991
- Last registry action: August 2, 1991
- Mode S code: A85F05
- Owner when cancelled: [Ryan Lawrence J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RYAN%20LAWRENCE%20J)
- Location: [Eugene, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Eugene)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.9536° N, 123.1559° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97405, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63888
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=63888
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63888-1993-09-30

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 (2)

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 SEA93FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA084), Mar 29, 1993: Piper PA-23-250 (N63888), Estacada, OR, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER CLEARANCE (AND/OR ALTITUDE) FROM MOUTAINOUS TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, CLOUDS, LOW CEILINGS, AND THE HIGH (MOUNTAINOUS) TERRAIN…
- [NTSB NYC79FFA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFA10), Jan 23, 1979: Piper PA-23 (N63888), Utica, NY, substantial damage

## 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 19930328007349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930328007349A), Mar 28, 1993: Piper PA23250 (N63888), Portland, OR, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On night departure struck trees on rising terrain. Total destruction on impact. Report incomplete.
- [Accident 19790123007629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790123007629A), Jan 23, 1979: Piper PA23250 (N63888), Utica, NY, Substantial damage. The aircraft was on an IFR flight plan. Engines failed due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other aircraft with N63888

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63888): Bell 206B-III, S/N 3990, built 1989

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