# N821AC: 1974 Piper PA-23-250, registration cancelled 2005-11-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 23, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 27-7554038
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 8, 1975
- Certificate issued: December 22, 1983
- Last registry action: October 18, 2005
- Mode S code: AB3495
- Owner when cancelled: [Church Of Bible Understanding](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHURCH%20OF%20BIBLE%20UNDERSTANDING)
- Location: [Philadelphia, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Philadelphia)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.9438° N, 75.2266° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19143, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N821AC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=821AC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N821AC-2005-11-23

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 FTW95LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA018), Oct 16, 1994: Piper PA-23-250 (N821AC), Fredericksburg, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE RESULTING IN AN ENGINE FIRE, AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PROPELLER FEATHERING PROCEDURE, CAUSING THE PROPELLER NOT TO FEATHER AND THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE OUT CAPABILITY TO BE…

## 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 19941016040329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941016040329A), Oct 16, 1994: Piper PA23250 (N821AC), Fredericksburg, TX, Substantial damage. En route climb left engine fire. Shutdown. Unskilled unable feather. Lost altitude. Crash landed. Loose fuel line.
- [Incident 19891113063659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891113063659I), Nov 13, 1989: Piper PA23250 (N821AC), Trenton, NJ, Minor damage. Landed gear up while doing touch and go landings. Did not have airman or medical certificates, on person.

## Other aircraft with N821AC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N821AC): Ams-Flight Doo APIS MC, S/N AO48 M19, built 2007

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