# N6601P: 1960 Piper PA-24-180, registration cancelled 2012-10-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 9, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-24-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (registry code 7102403)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Serial number: 24-1723
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 12, 1960
- Last registry action: September 13, 1989
- Mode S code: A8B6C2
- Location: [Chico, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Chico)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7458° N, 121.8439° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95926, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6601P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6601P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6601P-2012-10-09

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-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 LAX88LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA174), Apr 27, 1988: Piper PA-24-180 (N6601P), Chico, CA, 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.

- [Accident 19880426014579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880426014579A), Apr 26, 1988: Piper PA24 (N6601P), Chico, CA, Substantial damage. Unable to stop on runway after landing. Ran off end into trees. Handbrake cable broke at the brake cable pulley.
- [Incident 19860302009619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860302009619I), Mar 2, 1986: Piper PA24 (N6601P), Snowville, UT. Landed on interstate after running out of fuel in one tank. Other tank indicated one fourth full.

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