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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Piper
Model
PA-23-250
Serial number
27-4859
Aircraft type
Fixed wing multi engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
6
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A813FE
Engine
Type
Reciprocating
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
1991 – 1994Bergen Aviation INCOcala, FL · different airframe: Douglas Dc3 S/N 6095
until 2018Individual ownerSt Thomas, VI
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Sep 6, 2007 · Bernardsville, NJ
The failure by unidentified maintenance personnel to follow appropriate procedures when attaching the No. 3 cylinder, which was replaced subsequent to the engine overhaul and not entered in the logbook, resulting in fatigue failures of the cylinder studs.
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA-23-235, PA-23-250, and PA-E23-250 Airplanes
Feb 22, 2005
Airframe (PA-23-250)Only with: Equipped with Garrett (formerly AiResearch) turbosuperchargers installed under STC SA852WE, SA909WE, or SA978WE, or under Piper Aircraft Drawing Number 32016.
the New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA-23, PA-23-160, PA-23-235, PA-23-250, and…
Jun 23, 2003
Airframe (PA-23-250)Certain serial numbers: PA-23 23-1–23-2046; PA-23-160 23-1–23-2046; PA-23-235 27-505–27-622; PA-23-250 27-1–27-504; PA-23-250 27-2000–27-8154030; PA-E23-250 27-2505–27-4916; …. Only with: Applies only to airplanes that do not incorporate P/N 17634-002 flap control torque tube or P/N 104622-002 or 104622-004 flap control torque tube assembly.
The New Piper Aircraft Corporation Models PA-23, PA-23-160, PA-23-235, PA-23-250…
Mar 13, 1998
Airframe (PA-23-250)
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (5)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
Ignition · breaker points · wornApr 1, 2008
ENGINE BECAME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO START, CHECKED IGNITION TIMING AND FOUND LT MAGNETO OUT OF TOLERANCE. INSPECTED LT MAGNETO, POINTS FAILED TO OPEN DUE TO EXCESSIVLY WORN BREAKER POINT CAM. 87 HOURS SINCE NEW
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Reciprocating engine · nut · failedSep 7, 2007
NR 3 CYLINDER DEPARTED THE ENGINE AFTER FAILURE OF THE CYLINDER HOLD DOWN NUTS TO MAINTAIN PROPER TORQUE. (3) ADDITIONAL CYLINDERS FROM THE SAME ENGINE WERE INSPECTED REVEALING (5) MORE UNDER TORQUED CYLINDER HOLD DOWN NUTS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Reciprocating engine · cylinder head · separatedFeb 3, 2006
CYLINDER HEAD SEPARATED FROM CYLINDER FOR REASONS UNKNOWN. (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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Reciprocating engine · cylinder head · crackedFeb 7, 2005
DESCENDING IN FLIGHT NR 3 CYL ON RT ENG FAILED. ENG WAS SHUTDOWN AND FEATHERED. AC LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO FIRE. POST INCIDENT INSP OF AREA FOUND, CYLINDER HAD CRACKED AND DISLOCATED AT INTERFACE AREA OF STEEL BARREL AND CYLINDER HEAD. INTAKE PUSHROD HAD SEPARATED AND WAS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
DURING A PART 91 TRAINING FLIGHT, IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE WAS AN ASYMMETRICAL FLAP CONDITION (SLIGHT). CREW RETURNED TO BASE AND MAINTENANCE FOUND FLAP TORQUE TUBE 80 PERCENT CRACKED THROUGH AT LEFT BELLCRANK AREA.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.