# N4900Y: 1968 Piper PA-25-235, registration cancelled 2012-12-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 18, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504)
- 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: 25-4707
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: May 21, 1968
- Certificate issued: June 28, 1988
- Last registry action: May 3, 1994
- Mode S code: A61287
- Owner when cancelled: [Sam Riggs Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAM%20RIGGS%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Grannis, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Grannis)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.2402° N, 94.3181° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 71944, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4900Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4900Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4900Y-2012-12-18

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 PA-25-235: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235.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 FTW95LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA149), Mar 30, 1995: Piper PA-25-235 (N4900Y), Catoosa, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN TERRAIN AND OBSTACLE CLEARANCE.

## 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 19950330006509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950330006509A), Mar 30, 1995: Piper PA25235 (N4900Y), Catoosa, OK, Substantial damage. Ag student practicing with water. Struck trees on turn around maneuver. Failed to send 6120.1.

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