# N6985Z: Piper PA-25, registration cancelled 1970-06-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 30, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-25](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (registry code 7102502)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A8](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 25-2733
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A94B8D
- Owner when cancelled: [Ed Ricke / Ed Rickes Flying Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ED%20RICKE%20%2F%20ED%20RICKES%20FLYING%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Morgan, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Morgan)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6985Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6985Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6985Z-1970-06-30

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25.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 MKC68F0228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0228), Sep 2, 1967: Piper PA-25 (N6985Z), Fairfax, MN, destroyed

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