N1270P - 1955 Aircraft Aircraft Registration

PA23

1955

Aircraft Description

Model Year

1955

Manufacturer

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Model

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Type Aircraft

Fixed Wing Multi Engine

ICAO Type Code

PA23PA-23-150 Apache

Airworthiness Date

Invalid Date

Classification

Standard Normal Category

Type Registration

Unknown

Status

Cert Issue Date

Invalid Date

Registered Owner

Name

PURSEL ROBERT E JR

Address

280 HAUOLI ST APT B1

City

WAILUKU

State / Zip Code

Hawaii96793-9557

Country

United States

Powerplant & Avionics

Engine Type

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Number of Engines

—

Mode S Code (Oct)

50070031

Mode S Code (Hex)

A07019

NTSB Accident History (1)

Date	NTSB #	Damage	Highest Injury	Probable Cause
Jun 19, 2016	WPR16FA126	Destroyed	Fatal	The failure of the left engine due to water contamination and the pilot's subsequent failure to maintain single-engine minimum control airspeed, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of total and recent flight experience in the accident airplane make and model, which reduced his capacity to manage an inflight loss of power.

Jun 19, 2016WPR16FA126

Destroyed

Fatal

The failure of the left engine due to water contamination and the pilot's subsequent failure to maintain single-engine minimum control airspeed, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of total and recent flight experience in the accident airplane make and model, which reduced his capacity to manage an inflight loss of power.

Additional Details

Registration

N1270P

Serial Number

23-300

Number of Engines

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Number of Seats

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Expiration Date

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Last Action Date

—

Last Update Date

—

Unique ID

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Data Source

Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov

Last updated: 2026-05-15 01:32:20 UTC