Twin piston

N253A

1956 Piper PA-23

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1956
Serial
23-806
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Newnan, GA
Registration record

N253A on the FAA register

Type
1956 Piper PA-23
Serial
23-806
Engines
2 × Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Newnan, GA
Certificate issued
2025-01-08
Airworthiness date
1956-12-04
Registration expires
2032-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A262A3
Mode S (octal)
50461243
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
603 nm
Cruise (type)
148 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-01-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N253A.
  • 1956-12-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N253A

N253A is a 1956 Piper PA-23, serial number 23-806. It is registered to an individual in Newnan, Georgia. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 8, 2025 and expires on January 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming O-320 series engines and 5 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 148 knots and a range of about 603 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated December 4, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N253A. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
148 kt
Range
603 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,290 ft
Landing over 50 ft
750 ft
Fuel burn
14 gph

Published figures for the Piper PA-23 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1988-07-14 Incident · Chicago, IL NTSB · CHI88IA165
Reported aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD80 — a different aircraft that carried the N253A registration before this airframe.

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.