# N7681P: 1961 Piper PA-24, registration cancelled 2013-05-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 9, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402)
- 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: 24-2854
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 11, 1961
- Certificate issued: May 21, 1971
- Last registry action: February 4, 1998
- Mode S code: AA61C9
- Owner when cancelled: [Shannon Herbert A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHANNON%20HERBERT%20A)
- Location: [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7681P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7681P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7681P-2013-05-09

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24.md

## NTSB investigations (4)

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 ATL90FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA031), Nov 25, 1989: Piper PA-24-250 (N7681P), Helen, GA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY PREFLIGHT AND PLAN EN ROUTE REFUELING STOPS. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING THE EMERGENCY DESCENT.
- [NTSB DEN86LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA221), Aug 7, 1986: Piper PA-24-250 (N7681P), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI70D0286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0286), Aug 17, 1969: Piper PA-24 (N7681P), Kankakee, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2310), Jun 15, 1964: Piper PA-24 (N7681P), Corning, IA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19891125046609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891125046609A), Nov 25, 1989: Piper PA24250 (N7681P), Helen, GA, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Apparently ran out of fuel en route,crashed into trees at high impact speed. Had prior fuel exhaustion accident.
- [Accident 19860807053199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860807053199A), Aug 7, 1986: Piper STCPA24 (N7681P), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. The engine failed from fuel starvation and the airplane landed on a road. Pilot suspects stolen fuel.

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