# N6168P: 1959 Piper PA-24-250, registration cancelled 2018-09-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 13, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A15), [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 24-1269
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 5, 1959
- Certificate issued: July 26, 2002
- Last registry action: March 31, 2015
- Mode S code: A80886
- Owner when cancelled: [Meziere Walter S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEZIERE%20WALTER%20S)
- Location: [Quinlan, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Quinlan)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9240° N, 96.1094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75474, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6168P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6168P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6168P-2018-09-13

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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-24-250: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250.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 CEN15FA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA287), Jul 1, 2015: Piper PA 24-250 (N6168P), Quinlan, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane following a loss of engine power during initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in the wing's critical angle-of-attack being exceeded and a…

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20150701014219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150701014219A), Jul 1, 2015: Piper PA-24-250 (N6168P), Quinlin, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On July 1, 2015, about 1320 central daylight time, a Piper PA-24-250, N6168P, experienced a loss of engine power after takeoff from runway 18 at at rockin m…
- [Incident 19991222045249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991222045249I), Dec 22, 1999: Piper PA24250 (N6168P), Mesquite, TX, Minor damage. (-23)Left landing gear (main) collapsed on landing at Mesquite, TX minor damage to aircraft, no injuries. Upon investigation it was determined the left lg…
- [Incident 19861107073379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861107073379I), Nov 7, 1986: Piper PA24250 (N6168P), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Landed long and fast and ran off the end of the runway striking a sign.

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