# N78AZ: Piper PA-23-250, registration cancelled 1998-11-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 6, 1998
- Exported to: Venezuela
- 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: 277854012
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: May 15, 1995
- Last registry action: May 20, 1998
- Mode S code: AA8E45
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Frank Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20FRANK%20INC)
- Location: [Riveredge, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Riveredge)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.9270° N, 74.0384° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07661, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78AZ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78AZ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78AZ-1998-11-06

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

## 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 19890701046229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890701046229I), Jul 1, 1989: Piper PA23250 (N78AZ), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. Landing gear retracted on takeoff roll. Skidded and veered off runway. No mechanical problem found.

## Other aircraft with N78AZ

- [Cancelled 2020-12-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78AZ-2020-12-08): Neal Humphrey BX2-TW, S/N 189. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Humphrey Neal R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUMPHREY%20NEAL%20R), [Wesley Chapel, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Wesley%20Chapel)

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