# N6597P: Piper PA-24-180, registration cancelled 2000-05-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 12, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-24-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (registry code 7102403)
- Serial number: 24-1719
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 16, 1999
- Last registry action: April 27, 1999
- Mode S code: A8B184
- Owner when cancelled: [Ferrell J L Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FERRELL%20J%20L%20JR)
- Location: [Saugus, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Saugus)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.4313° N, 118.5019° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91350, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6597P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6597P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6597P-2000-05-12

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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-24-180: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180.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 LAX99LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA248), Jul 10, 1999: Piper PA-24-180 (N6597P), San Luis Obispo, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure/separation of the crankshaft idler gear and the fatigue failure and subsequent separation of the crankshaft dowel pin due to the improper static and dynamic balance of the propeller by…

## 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 19990710008709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990710008709A), Jul 10, 1999: Piper PA24180 (N6597P), San Luis Obispo, CA, Substantial damage. Engine failure on departure climbout, crash landed 2 miles sw of San Luis Obispo arpt. (-23)on climbout from sbp, subject aircraft experienced total engine…

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