# N251B: Piper AEROSTAR 601P, registration cancelled 1998-09-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 28, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper AEROSTAR 601P](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601p) (registry code 7106012)
- Serial number: 61P08128063422
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Last registry action: April 17, 1996
- Mode S code: A25B4E
- Owner when cancelled: [Hegg Mark](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEGG%20MARK)
- Location: [Boulder, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Boulder)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0447° N, 105.2884° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80304, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N251B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=251B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N251B-1998-09-28

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper AEROSTAR 601P: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601p.md

## NTSB investigations (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 FTW97FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA042), Nov 17, 1996: Piper Aerostar 601P (N251B), Eagle, CO, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot initiating flight into known adverse weather conditions without proper certification. Factors were the meteorological conditions that existed --- low ceiling, low visibility, and falling…

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19961117035839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961117035839A), Nov 17, 1996: Piper PA60601P (N251B), Eagle, CO, Destroyed, 5 fatal. Pilot reported problem, requested to return. Advised ok, continued on. Never heard from again. Witness saw crash.

## Other aircraft with N251B

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N251B): Schleicher ASW-20, S/N 20274, built 1979
- [Cancelled 1977-11-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N251B-1977-11-25): Aero Commander 680T, S/N 1587, built 1966. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Dean John H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEAN%20JOHN%20H), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)
- [Cancelled 1964-07-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N251B-1964-07-21): Colonial C-1, S/N 11. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Powers William J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POWERS%20WILLIAM%20J), [Tiburon, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Tiburon)

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