# N6979Z: Piper PA-25-235, registration cancelled 1971-11-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 24, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A8](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 25-2725
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 24, 1971
- Mode S code: A94862
- Owner when cancelled: [Maricopa Dust & Spray Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARICOPA%20DUST%20%26%20SPRAY%20INC)
- Location: [Maricopa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Maricopa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6979Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6979Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6979Z-1971-11-24

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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-25-235: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235.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 LAX72FUJ50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUJ50), Oct 9, 1971: Piper PA-25 (N6979Z), Wellton, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB FTW66F0289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0289), Aug 13, 1965: Piper PA-25 (N6979Z), San Benito, TX, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N6979Z

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6979Z): Bell UH-1H, S/N 66-01026

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