Twin piston

N196DB

1973 Piper Aztec E

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
27-7405273
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO 540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Be Right Back Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Boca Raton, FL
Registration record

N196DB on the FAA register

Type
1973 Piper Aztec E (FAA: Piper PA-23-250)
Serial
27-7405273
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO 540 series
Registered owner
Be Right Back Aviation LLC
Boca Raton, FL
Certificate issued
2025-08-19
Airworthiness date
2026-02-24
Registration expires
2032-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A17EC2
Mode S (octal)
50277302
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
450 nm
Cruise (type)
103 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-02-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2025-08-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N196DB to the current registrant.
  • 2011-06-14
    N196DB previously assigned to a Homebuilt RV6A (s/n 60030); cancelled.
  • 1973
    Manufactured (1973).
Overview

About N196DB

N196DB is a 1973 Piper Aztec E (FAA model PA-23-250), serial number 27-7405273. The FAA register lists Be Right Back Aviation LLC as the registrant in Boca Raton, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 19, 2025 and expires on August 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming TIO 540 series engines and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 103 knots and a range of about 450 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated February 24, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N196DB.

Cruise
103 kt
Range
450 nm
Landing over 50 ft
780 ft
Fuel burn
8 gph

Published figures for the Piper Aztec E type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N196DB.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.