# N6863P: 1960 Piper PA-24-180, registration cancelled 2013-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2013
- 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: 24-1999
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 30, 1960
- Last registry action: February 18, 2004
- Mode S code: A91C50
- Location: [Cedarville, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Cedarville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.4602° N, 120.1299° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 96104, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6863P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6863P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6863P-2013-05-15

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 (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 DEN92LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA042), Mar 16, 1992: Piper PA-24-180 (N6863P), Longmont, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING. FACTORS WERE: A SNOW BANK ALONGSIDE THE RUNWAY, AND GUSTY CROSSWIND.
- [NTSB UNK65X0935](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0935), Dec 6, 1964: Piper PA24 (N6863P), Bedford, IN, substantial damage

## 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 19910316007949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910316007949A), Mar 16, 1991: Piper PA24180 (N6863P), Longmont, CO, Substantial damage. Ballooned on landing,lost control,left main gear went off side runway. Aircraft swerved into a snowbank.

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