# N7243P: 1961 Piper PA-24-250, registration cancelled 2018-05-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 31, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A15), [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 24-2417
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 28, 1960
- Last registry action: October 17, 2016
- Mode S code: A9B537
- Location: [Crystal, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Crystal)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0637° N, 93.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55429, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7243P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7243P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7243P-2018-05-31

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

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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.

- [Incident 20160217001579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160217001579I), Feb 17, 2016: Piper PA-24-250 (N7243P), Brooksville, FL, Minor damage. On FEBRUARY17, 2016, at 16:15 EDT, a Piper PA-24-250, N7243P experience a collapse gear after landing . Cleared for landing the pilot informed the tower there…
- [Incident 19931111048389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931111048389I), Nov 11, 1993: Piper PA24250 (N7243P), Charleston, SC, Minor damage. Aircraft landed with all three landing gears retracted. Appears landing gear horn was faulty.
- [Incident 19901018054959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901018054959I), Oct 18, 1990: Piper PA24250 (N7243P), Winnsboro, SC, Minor damage. Pilot stated he forgot to lower landing gear and landed gear up.
- [Incident 19890311019669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890311019669I), Mar 11, 1989: Piper PA24250 (N7243P), Sellers, SC, Minor damage. Engine quit inbound for landing. Landed in a field. Large crack in muffler. Hot exhaust caused fuel line vapor lock

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