# N6606P: 1960 Piper PA-24, registration cancelled 2017-07-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 20, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 24-1728
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 12, 1960
- Certificate issued: October 29, 1992
- Last registry action: February 1, 2005
- Mode S code: A8B771
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Flite](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20FLITE)
- Location: [Fond Du Lac, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Fond%20Du%20Lac)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 43.7755° N, 88.4326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 54935, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6606P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6606P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6606P-2017-07-20

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: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CHI03FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03FA018), Nov 4, 2002: Piper PA-24 (N6606P), Fond du Lac, WI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain obstacle clearance from the power lines while on a night VFR approach. Factors to the accident included the dark night and the power lines.
- [NTSB CHI99LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA315), Aug 30, 1999: Piper PA-24-180 (N6606P), Eden Prairie, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to follow the landing checklist and his failure to extend the landing gear.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20021104037629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021104037629A), Nov 4, 2002: Piper PA24 (N6606P), Fond Du Lac, WI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) On nov 4, 2002, at approximately 1735 central standard time, a Piper PA24, N6606P hit a power line, about 2.2 miles south of the Fond Du Lac airport,…
- [Accident 19990830025499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990830025499A), Aug 30, 1999: Piper PA24 (N6606P), Minneapolis, MN, Substantial damage. (.19) On August 30, 1999, at 1145 central daylight time, a Piper PA-24, N6606P, piloted by a private pilot sustained substantial damage during a gear up…
- [Incident 19780704042089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780704042089I), Jul 4, 1978: Piper PA24 (N6606P), Saginaw, MI, Minor damage. Pilot inadvertently retracted landing gear on rollout. No gear malfunction found.

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