Decertified small transport was flown into tx from mex then seized by customs.

Attributes
ACN	197993
Time
Date	199112
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mty airport : mfe
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 20
ASRS Report	197993
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Was requested by a flight school customer to ferry his small transport from mty, mexico to dwh, tx, for the purpose of hangaring and renting. After arrival at mty airport and upon inspection of small transport nxxxx, I found all paperwork in order but aircraft was out of annual. I called mr ab at houston FSDO and requested a ferry permit. However, he advised he could not issue permit in mexico, but to bring aircraft to mfe and request a ferry permit from san antonio FSDO on dec/xx/91. I called mr clearance delivery to request ferry permit from mfe to dwh and advised him of situation. Upon not receiving a facsimile copy of permit after 1 hour, I called mr clearance delivery to find out why. He advised me that nxxx had been decertified and exported to mexico. He stated that it was in violation to fly this aircraft in the united states with the north number on it. I had no way of knowing this as aircraft had north number on tail. All logbooks matched north number. Bill of sale, registration plus united states airworthiness certificate. FAA in sat advised dea and united states customs and aircraft was seized by united states customs, under violation of operating aircraft with no legal united states registration number.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DECERTIFIED SMT WAS FLOWN INTO TX FROM MEX THEN SEIZED BY CUSTOMS.

Narrative: WAS REQUESTED BY A FLT SCHOOL CUSTOMER TO FERRY HIS SMT FROM MTY, MEXICO TO DWH, TX, FOR THE PURPOSE OF HANGARING AND RENTING. AFTER ARRIVAL AT MTY ARPT AND UPON INSPECTION OF SMT NXXXX, I FOUND ALL PAPERWORK IN ORDER BUT ACFT WAS OUT OF ANNUAL. I CALLED MR AB AT HOUSTON FSDO AND REQUESTED A FERRY PERMIT. HOWEVER, HE ADVISED HE COULD NOT ISSUE PERMIT IN MEXICO, BUT TO BRING ACFT TO MFE AND REQUEST A FERRY PERMIT FROM SAN ANTONIO FSDO ON DEC/XX/91. I CALLED MR CD TO REQUEST FERRY PERMIT FROM MFE TO DWH AND ADVISED HIM OF SITUATION. UPON NOT RECEIVING A FAX COPY OF PERMIT AFTER 1 HR, I CALLED MR CD TO FIND OUT WHY. HE ADVISED ME THAT NXXX HAD BEEN DECERTIFIED AND EXPORTED TO MEXICO. HE STATED THAT IT WAS IN VIOLATION TO FLY THIS ACFT IN THE UNITED STATES WITH THE N NUMBER ON IT. I HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING THIS AS ACFT HAD N NUMBER ON TAIL. ALL LOGBOOKS MATCHED N NUMBER. BILL OF SALE, REGISTRATION PLUS UNITED STATES AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE. FAA IN SAT ADVISED DEA AND UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND ACFT WAS SEIZED BY UNITED STATES CUSTOMS, UNDER VIOLATION OF OPERATING ACFT WITH NO LEGAL UNITED STATES REGISTRATION NUMBER.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.