# N44260: Piper PA-36-285, registration cancelled 1989-03-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 2, 1989
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-36-285](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (registry code 7103610)
- Serial number: 367460028
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A5554E
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44260
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=44260
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44260-1989-03-02

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-36-285: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285.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 DEN85LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA133), May 13, 1985: Piper PA-36 (N44260), Rapelje, MT, destroyed

## 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 19850513016409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850513016409A), May 13, 1985: Piper PA36285 (N44260), Rapelje, MT, Destroyed. After takeoff at 60 feet, aircraft settled into creekbed as airspeed decreased. Probable early liftoff.

## Other aircraft with N44260

- [Cancelled 2013-09-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44260-2013-09-20): Taylorcraft BC12-D, S/N 9660. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Screws Harlan D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCREWS%20HARLAN%20D), [Vernon, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Vernon)

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