# N6260J: 1976 Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 2015-04-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 30, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-7690385
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: June 15, 1976
- Certificate issued: December 19, 2007
- Last registry action: December 19, 2007
- Mode S code: A82EE8
- Owner when cancelled: [Mexican Air LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEXICAN%20AIR%20LLC)
- Location: [Mesa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Mesa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4504° N, 111.8029° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85203, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6260J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6260J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6260J-2015-04-30

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-28-181: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181.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 DEN08LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA079), Apr 17, 2008: Piper PA-28-181 (N6260J), Reserve, NM, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of aircraft control, resulting in an inadvertent stall. Contributing factors in this accident were the sudden windshift to a gusting tailwind, an uphill runway, high density…

## 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 20080417832189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080417832189A), Apr 17, 2008: Piper PA28181 (N6260J), Reserve, NM, Destroyed. (-23) On April 17, 2008 at approximately 1340 MDT, N6260J, a Piper PA-28-181 archer, was destroyed when it crashed during takeoff from runway 24 at the…
- [Incident 19790115001659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790115001659I), Jan 15, 1979: Piper PA28181 (N6260J), Evansville, IN. Pilot taxied over snow ridges, struck prop on pavement

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