# N6580Z: 1962 Piper PA-25-235, registration cancelled 2018-03-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 28, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504)
- 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: 25-2134
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: July 9, 1962
- Certificate issued: June 28, 2011
- Last registry action: May 14, 2014
- Mode S code: A8ACE2
- Owners when cancelled: [Downs Robert E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOWNS%20ROBERT%20E), [Hepworth Richard C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEPWORTH%20RICHARD%20C), [Lawrence Vincent J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAWRENCE%20VINCENT%20J), [Shaw Thomas A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHAW%20THOMAS%20A), [Snow James L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SNOW%20JAMES%20L), [Williams William B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIAMS%20WILLIAM%20B)
- Location: [Aurora, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Aurora)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 39.6281° N, 104.7933° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80015, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6580Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6580Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6580Z-2018-03-28

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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-25-235: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235.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 CHI94LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA233), Jul 19, 1994: Piper PA-25-235 (N6580Z), Tribune, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance above the corn crop during the swath run.

## 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 19940719018869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940719018869A), Jul 19, 1994: Piper PA25235 (N6580Z), Tribune, KS, Destroyed. Flew into tall corn while turning on spray valve to begin spray run. Flamed dust devil and or downdraft.

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