# N6268P: 1959 Piper PA-24-250, registration cancelled 2013-04-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 29, 2013
- 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: 24-1376
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 28, 1959
- Certificate issued: May 11, 1992
- Last registry action: May 12, 2004
- Mode S code: A83005
- Owner when cancelled: [James Eugene](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JAMES%20EUGENE)
- Location: [Santa Ana, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Ana)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7099° N, 117.8704° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92707, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6268P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6268P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6268P-2013-04-29

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 LAX03FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA051), Dec 16, 2002: Piper PA-24-250 (N6268P), Anaheim Hills, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's encounter with forecast severe turbulence during an inadvertent penetration of an intense weather cell, which resulted in the pilot exceeding the design structural limits of the airplane.…

## 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 20021216034459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021216034459A), Dec 16, 2002: Piper PA24250 (N6268P), Anaheimhills, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Aircraft encountered turbulence 10 miles north of sna airport while being vectored to the ILS approach in IMC conditions. The aircraft broke up inflight…

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