# N6434P: 1959 Piper PA-24-250, registration cancelled 2022-12-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 3, 2022
- 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: 24-1545
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 19, 1959
- Certificate issued: February 28, 2003
- Last registry action: March 14, 2019
- Mode S code: A87352
- Owner when cancelled: [Matador Drilling Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MATADOR%20DRILLING%20CORP)
- Location: [Midland, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Midland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6434P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6434P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6434P-2022-12-03

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 FTW77DQG52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DQG52), Sep 3, 1977: Piper PA-24 (N6434P), Dimmitt, TX, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Incident 19790408012129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790408012129I), Apr 8, 1979: Piper PA24250 (N6434P), Olathe, KS, Minor damage. Pilot unable to get safe gear indication. Left main folded. Landing gear jackscrew pulled out from attachment
- [Accident 19770903027899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770903027899A), Sep 3, 1977: Piper PA24250 (N6434P), Dimmitt, TX, Substantial damage

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