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N74AB1959 Piper PA-23-160

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19824 ADs may apply

Registration
Valid
expires Dec 31, 2029
Based in
Huntington Beach, CA
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2003
NTSB events
None
since 1982
ADs may apply
4
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026
Registered owner
Aerial Digital Images LLC
Owner type
LLC
City, state
Huntington Beach, CA
Certificate issued
Jan 2, 2003
Expires
Dec 31, 2029
Airworthiness
Standard

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Piper
Model
PA-23-160
Year
1959
Serial number
23-1656
Aircraft type
Fixed wing multi engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
5
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A9F033

Engine

Make and model
Lycoming 0-320 Series
Type
Reciprocating
Power
180 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2003 – nowAerial Digital Images LLCHuntington Beach, CA · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (0)

No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (4)

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.

ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
2017-15-05Air ConditioningAug 28, 2017Airframe (PA-23-160)
2009-13-06 R1Piper Aircraft, Inc. AirplanesNov 3, 2011Airframe (PA-23-160)Only with: Equipped with a baggage door in the fuselage nose section (nose baggage door).
2003-09-13the New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA-23, PA-23-160, PA-23-235, PA-23-250, and…Jun 23, 2003Airframe (PA-23-160)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.
98-04-27The New Piper Aircraft Corporation Models PA-23, PA-23-160, PA-23-235, PA-23-250…Mar 13, 1998Airframe (PA-23-160)

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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