# N71TA: 1976 Piper PA-23-250, registration cancelled 2017-07-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 20, 2017
- 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: 27-7654068
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 12, 1976
- Certificate issued: October 25, 2006
- Last registry action: November 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A97B5E
- Owner when cancelled: [Woldt Brian D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOLDT%20BRIAN%20D)
- Location: [Wentworth, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Wentworth)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.9961° N, 96.9672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 57075, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71TA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71TA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71TA-2017-07-20

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 CHI07LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA002), Oct 2, 2006: Piper PA-23-250 (N71TA), Marshall, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the nose gear to properly extend for undetermined reasons, which resulted in damage to the forward fuselage during landing.

## 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 20061002026989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061002026989A), Oct 2, 2006: Piper PA23250 (N71TA), Marshall, MN, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot in command [privacy data omitted] was providing instruction to new aircraft owner, ^priva^. [privacy data omitted] Was not rated in aircraft.…

## Other aircraft with N71TA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71TA): Raytheon 400A, S/N RK-272, built 2000

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