# N9781P: 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: April 23, 1998
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9781P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9781P

## Aircraft that carried N9781P

- [Cancelled 1998-04-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9781P-1998-04-23): Piper PA-25-235, S/N 257556091. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Hinckley Soaring Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HINCKLEY%20SOARING%20INC), [Hinckley, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Hinckley)

## NTSB investigations on N9781P (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 CHI97LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA261), Aug 16, 1997: Piper PA-25-235 (N9781P), Hinckley, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: the failure of the glider pilot to properly handle his airplane during the initial takeoff climb which resulted in the tow pilot's inability to maintain control of his airplane.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9781P (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 19970816043479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970816043479A), Aug 16, 1997: Piper PA25235 (N9781P), Hinckley, IL, Destroyed. Lost control on glider tow climb. Glider released landed ok. PA25 impacted and burned. (-23) on August 18, 1997, at approximately 1400 CDT, PA-25-235, N9781PM…

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