# N6303Z: 1960 Piper PA-25, registration cancelled 2014-11-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 12, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-25](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (registry code 7102502)
- 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: 25-387
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: November 17, 1960
- Certificate issued: January 18, 1983
- Last registry action: August 15, 1992
- Mode S code: A84095
- Owner when cancelled: [Portlock Walter O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PORTLOCK%20WALTER%20O)
- Location: [Abilene, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Abilene)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.5729° N, 99.6421° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79601, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6303Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6303Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6303Z-2014-11-12

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-25: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25.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 FTW83LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA284), Jun 19, 1983: Piper PA-25-235 (N6303Z), Abilene, TX, substantial damage

## 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 19830619025769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830619025769A), Jun 19, 1983: Piper PA25235 (N6303Z), Abilene, TX, Substantial damage. Rolled through a soft spot on the takeoff roll. Veered off the runway. Aborted takeoff but hit a telephone pole.

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