# N4369Y: 1969 Piper PA-25-260, registration cancelled 2017-03-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 9, 2017
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Piper PA-25-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (registry code 7102508)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A8](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A8), [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 25-4872
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, other
- Airworthiness date: November 20, 1979
- Certificate issued: May 19, 2011
- Last registry action: February 24, 2014
- Mode S code: A53D12
- Owner when cancelled: [Southern California Soaring Academy Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHERN%20CALIFORNIA%20SOARING%20ACADEMY%20INC)
- Location: [Valencia, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Valencia)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.4019° N, 118.5700° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91355, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4369Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4369Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4369Y-2017-03-09

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 PA-25-260: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260.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 WPR15FA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA250), Aug 27, 2015: Piper PA 25 (N4369Y), Llano, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control during the landing approach due to an incapacitating medical event.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20150827023489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150827023489A), Aug 27, 2015: Piper PA-25-260 (N4369Y), Llano, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Fatal a/c was glider tow-plane returning to airport. A glider CFI (witness), stated that gliders typically landed on rwy 25 (rt traffic) and the tow-plane…
- [Incident 20060323014869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060323014869I), Mar 23, 2006: Piper PA25260 (N4369Y), Lliano, CA, Minor damage. (-23) After takeoff the pilot reported to the aircraft in tow that he was losing engine power. At this point, the pilot of the tow aircraft released the…

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