# N7280P: 1961 Piper PA-24-250, registration cancelled 2013-05-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 7, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 24-2456
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 5, 1961
- Certificate issued: July 28, 1983
- Last registry action: August 25, 1998
- Mode S code: A9C3AA
- Owners when cancelled: [Burkdoll Hull Hull & Murphey](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BURKDOLL%20HULL%20HULL%20%26%20MURPHEY), [Hull Lawrence](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HULL%20LAWRENCE), [Burkdoll Donald K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BURKDOLL%20DONALD%20K), [Murphey W R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MURPHEY%20W%20R), [Hull Bob](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HULL%20BOB)
- Location: [Blythe, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Blythe)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6535° N, 114.6218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blythe, CA, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7280P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7280P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7280P-2013-05-07

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 LAX96FA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA229), Jun 13, 1996: Piper PA-24-250 (N7280P), Big Bear City, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: improper preflight by the pilot, by failing to ensure that the fuel selector was positioned to an approved fuel tank with adequate fuel before takeoff; his failure to reposition the fuel selector…

## 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 19960613013749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960613013749A), Jun 13, 1996: Piper PA24250 (N7280P), Big Bear, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Lost power on climbout. Over lake turned toward shore. Stalled into water. Fuel selector on empty tank.

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