# N6725P: 1960 Piper PA-24-250, registration cancelled 2013-05-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 1, 2013
- 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: 24-1852
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Special flight permit
- Airworthiness date: October 25, 1979
- Certificate issued: June 13, 1995
- Last registry action: December 1, 1998
- Mode S code: A8E63B
- Owner when cancelled: [Kiefer David R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KIEFER%20DAVID%20R)
- Location: [Ludington, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Ludington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.9646° N, 86.4093° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49431, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6725P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6725P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6725P-2013-05-01

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-24-250: 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 CHI95LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA332), Sep 25, 1995: Piper PA-24-250 (N6725P), Ludington, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel exhaustion resulting from the pilot's inaccurate fuel calculations and the failure to refuel the airplane prior to takeoff. An additional cause was the stall/mush during the forced landing.

## 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 19950925030099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950925030099A), Sep 25, 1995: Piper PA24250 (N6725P), Ludington, MI, Destroyed. Ran out of fuel en route. Damage occured landing in plowed field. Aircraft listed as destroyed. (-23) the aircraft sustained substantial damage following an…

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