Twin piston

N23WB

1973 Piper Aztec E

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
27-7405281
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Qualitair LLC Trustee (LLC)
Based
Michelstadt, DE
Registration record

N23WB on the FAA register

Type
1973 Piper Aztec E (FAA: Piper PA-23-250)
Serial
27-7405281
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Qualitair LLC Trustee
Michelstadt, DE
Certificate issued
2023-06-26
Airworthiness date
1973-12-06
Registration expires
2030-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2081D
Mode S (octal)
50404035
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

  • 2030-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-06-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N23WB to the current registrant.
  • 1977-07-21
    N23WB previously assigned to a Aerotek PITTS S-2A (s/n 2029); cancelled.
  • 1973-12-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N23WB

N23WB is a 1973 Piper Aztec E (FAA model PA-23-250), serial number 27-7405281. The FAA register lists Qualitair LLC Trustee as the registrant in Michelstadt. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 26, 2023 and expires on June 30, 2030.

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 December 6, 1973.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N23WB. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

1977-03-12 Accident · Ft.Lauderdale,Fl, 09 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2552
Reported aircraft: Pitts S2A — a different aircraft that carried the N23WB registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: PILOT'S LICENSE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN SUSPENDED.

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.