# N66RC: 1980 Piper PA-23-250, registration cancelled 2024-04-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 29, 2024
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 27-8054046
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 6, 1980
- Certificate issued: May 24, 2021
- Last registry action: May 12, 2023
- Mode S code: A8B35A
- Owner when cancelled: [Pacific Fleet Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PACIFIC%20FLEET%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Rochester, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Rochester)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 43.0873° N, 77.6419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14623, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66RC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=66RC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66RC-2024-04-29

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 2024FA0000238](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2024FA0000238), Mar 20, 2024: NONE. PILOT ERROR. ON DECEMBER 18, 2023, THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY MISSION LASTING FIVE HOURS. THE PILOT CALCULATED THE AIRCRAFT FUEL ENDURANCE PREDICATED 

## 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 CEN24LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA068), Dec 18, 2023: Piper PA-23-250 (N66RC), Forney, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel planning and improper in-flight decision-making, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## 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 20231218022459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231218022459A), Dec 18, 2023: Piper PA23-250 (N66RC), Forney, TX, Destroyed. An on-scene investigation was conducted. The aircraft came to rest in the median of us highway 80 at pison road overpass. Both wing tips were impacted, and the…

## Other aircraft with N66RC

- [Cancelled 2000-07-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66RC-2000-07-21): Piper PA-12, S/N 12-2054. Registration revoked. Owner: [Moore M Michael](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOORE%20M%20MICHAEL), [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)

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