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N6870F

Cancelled 1999

Deregistered aircraft · Piper PA-28-181

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Cancelled: January 25, 1999
Status when cancelled: Valid registration
Serial number: 287790170
Type: Fixed wing single engine
Certificate issued: August 18, 1995
Last registry action: May 7, 1997
Mode S code: A91F96
Owners when cancelled: Atkin Air Atkin Willard Kent Atkin Niki
Location: Lincoln, CA
Owner type: Co-owned

Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181TCDS 2A13 · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now

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.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N6870F and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB LAX99LA011Accident · 3 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportShelter Cove, CAThe pilot's excessive airspeed, failure to attain the proper touchdown point, and the delayed decision to initiate a go-around.Oct 17, 1998 · Destroyed

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N6870F and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 19981017029509ALevel Off Touchdown · Shelter Cove, CA10/17/98 At 13:51 PDT: landed long, attempted to takeoff with insufficient power and went off the end of the runway, struck a cyclone fence, located across the street from the end of the airport runway, with the landing gear. The aircraft then struck the top…Oct 17, 1998 · Destroyed · 3 fatal

Service difficulty reports · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

SDR 98ZZZX890Alternator · failedALTERNATOR WAS OVERHAULED BY ELECTROSYSTEMS, FAILED AFTER 177 HOURS. ON INSPECTION, FOUND 2 DIODE TABS CRACKED AND ARCING DIODES OBVIOUSLY NOT REPLACED AT OVERHAUL. SUBMITTER STATED THIS IS SECOND ELECTROSYSTEMS ALTERNATOR THAT FAILED AFTER VERY SHORT SERVIFeb 14, 1998 · N6870F · Piper PA28181 · DC Generator-Alternator