# N854PS: 1968 Piper PA-23-250, registration cancelled 2003-07-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 1, 2003
- 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: 27-3896
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 19, 1968
- Certificate issued: October 23, 1974
- Last registry action: November 20, 2001
- Mode S code: ABB78A
- Owner when cancelled: [Mid Eastern Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MID%20EASTERN%20AIRWAYS%20INC)
- Location: [Chesapeake, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Chesapeake)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.7517° N, 76.2176° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23320, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N854PS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=854PS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N854PS-2003-07-01

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 LAX71FUM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUM09), Aug 6, 1970: Piper PA-23 (N854PS), Coronado, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19830913063799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830913063799I), Sep 13, 1983: Piper PA23250 (N854PS), Chesapeake, VA, Substantial damage. Unable to get three green lights. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Found leak in gear hydraulic lines. No brakes.

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