# N9489P: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: May 23, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9489P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9489P

## Aircraft that carried N9489P

- [Cancelled 2013-05-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9489P-2013-05-23): Piper PA-25-235, S/N 25-7405589, built 1974. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Warrenton Soaring Center Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARRENTON%20SOARING%20CENTER%20INC), [Warrenton, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Warrenton)

## NTSB investigations on N9489P (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO89LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA035), May 20, 1989: Piper PA-25-235 (N9489P), Warrenton, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE GLIDER PILOT TO MAINTAIN A PROPER CLIMB RATE DURING TAKEOFF AND THE DELAY IN RELEASING FROM THE TOWPLANE AFTER REALIZING THAT HE WAS CLIMBING WELL ABOVE THE TOWPLANE. CONTRIBUTING…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9489P (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19890520012629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890520012629A), May 20, 1989: Piper PA25235 (N9489P), Warrenton, VA, Substantial damage. Novice glider pilot pitched up on tow. Raised tail towplane, then cut loose. Towplane nose dived to impact.

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