# N6976P: Piper PA-24-250, registration cancelled 1997-02-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 6, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 242119
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 31, 1992
- Last registry action: July 19, 1995
- Mode S code: A947EF
- Owners when cancelled: [Jensen Leroy H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JENSEN%20LEROY%20H), [Rowles W Carl](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROWLES%20W%20CARL)
- Location: [Diamond Bar, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Diamond%20Bar)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9852° N, 117.8120° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91765, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6976P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6976P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6976P-1997-02-06

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 LAX95LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA006), Oct 13, 1994: Piper PA-24-250 (N6976P), Lone Pine, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF, RESULTING IN A PREMATURE LIFT-OFF. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE STEERING LINKAGE.

## 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 19941013034849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941013034849A), Oct 13, 1994: Piper PA24250 (N6976P), Lone Pine, CA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on takeoff. Lifted early to recover. Settled sideways. Folded gear. Steering rod broken.
- [Incident 19890307012489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890307012489I), Mar 7, 1989: Piper PA24250 (N6976P), Rialto, CA, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Distracted by radio malfunction.

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