# N7839P: 1962 Piper PA-24-250, registration cancelled 2014-11-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 19, 2014
- 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: 24-3061
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 29, 1962
- Certificate issued: December 20, 1979
- Last registry action: October 26, 1991
- Mode S code: AA9F4C
- Owner when cancelled: [Boyken Elmer](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOYKEN%20ELMER)
- Location: [Buffalo Center, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Buffalo%20Center)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.4033° N, 93.9418° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 50424, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7839P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7839P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7839P-2014-11-19

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 (3)

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 FTW80FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA126), Sep 29, 1980: Piper PA-24 (N7839P), Hot Springs, AR, destroyed, 4 fatal
- [NTSB UNK69X0111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK69X0111), Feb 20, 1969: Piper PA-24 (N7839P), Santa Rosalia, Mexico, destroyed
- [NTSB LAX68D0190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0190), Oct 18, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N7839P), Bermda Duns, CA, 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 19800929045659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800929045659A), Sep 29, 1980: Piper PA24250 (N7839P), Hot Springs, AR, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Pilot exhibited heading control problems on IFR departure. Lost control en route. Airframe failure, over-stressed.

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