# N7178Z: 1964 Piper PA-25-235, registration cancelled 2013-05-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 3, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A8](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A8), [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 25-3050
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: November 3, 1964
- Certificate issued: September 10, 1990
- Last registry action: September 16, 2008
- Mode S code: A99996
- Owner when cancelled: [Hemme Curtis L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEMME%20CURTIS%20L)
- Location: [El Paso, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/El%20Paso)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.6469° N, 106.2690° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79927, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7178Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7178Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7178Z-2013-05-03

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (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 DEN90DQA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90DQA03), Aug 15, 1990: Piper PA-25-235 (N7178Z), Fabens, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SHORTING OF THE MAGNETO'S 'P' LEAD, AND FAILURE OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD.

## 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 19900815033059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900815033059A), Aug 15, 1990: Piper PA25235 (N7178Z), Mcnary, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit while returning to base,crash landed. Left exhaust manifold had failed. Hot exhaust burned mag p leads.

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