# N7689Z: 1966 Piper PA-25-235, registration cancelled 2017-07-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 18, 2017
- 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: 25-3846
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: February 10, 1966
- Certificate issued: October 9, 1979
- Last registry action: September 15, 2009
- Mode S code: AA62EB
- Owner when cancelled: [Farmers Air Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FARMERS%20AIR%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Birmingham, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Birmingham)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5092° N, 86.8014° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 35233, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7689Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7689Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7689Z-2017-07-18

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-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 FTW71FQD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FQD09), Sep 12, 1970: Piper PA-25 (N7689Z), Balmorhea, TX, substantial damage

## 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 19801002058239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801002058239A), Oct 2, 1980: Piper PA25235 (N7689Z), Graceville, FL, Destroyed. Engine quit after takeoff. Pilot tried to return to strip and land. Aircraft crashed and burned.

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