Twin piston

N400MJ

Piper PA-23-160

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
23-1627
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Tehachapi, CA
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Registration record

N400MJ on the FAA register

Type
Piper PA-23-160
Serial
23-1627
Engines
2 × Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Tehachapi, CA
Certificate issued
2021-11-10
Airworthiness date
1987-01-26
Registration expires
2028-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4ADBD
Mode S (octal)
51126675
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

  • 2028-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-11-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N400MJ to the current registrant.
  • 2007-02-20
    N400MJ previously assigned to a Bombardier Challenger 850 / CRJ-200 (s/n 7309); cancelled.
  • 2000-05-08
    N400MJ previously assigned to a Air Tractor AT-400 (s/n 400-0676); cancelled.
  • 1987-01-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N400MJ

N400MJ is a Piper PA-23-160, serial number 23-1627. It is registered to an individual in Tehachapi, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 10, 2021 and expires on November 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming O&VO-360 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 (normal), dated January 26, 1987.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N400MJ. 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-23-160 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1999-05-25 Accident · Elkhart, KS Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CHI99FA165
Reported aircraft: Air Tractor AT-400 — a different aircraft that carried the N400MJ registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision and his inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions which resulted in spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of aircraft control. Contributing to the accident was the poor weather conditions.

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.