# N8142P: 1963 Piper PA-24-250, registration cancelled 2013-09-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 17, 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: 24-3395
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 29, 1963
- Certificate issued: June 17, 1987
- Last registry action: July 18, 1992
- Mode S code: AB1AE4
- Owner when cancelled: [Preuss Jack G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PREUSS%20JACK%20G)
- Location: [Kingman, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Kingman)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0799° N, 113.7486° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 86401, within about 20 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8142P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8142P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8142P-2013-09-17

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 LAX91LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA304), Jul 10, 1991: Piper PA24-250 (N8142P), Temple Bar, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING AN ATTEMPTED RETURN TO RUNWAY MANEUVER AND THE ENTRY INTO AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN AT LOW ALTITUDE. THE EXACT NATURE OF THE EMERGENCY…

## 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 19910710026989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910710026989A), Jul 10, 1991: Piper PA24250 (N8142P), Temple Bar, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Reported problem on climbout. Stalled and crashed. No locking pins in seat track. Seat pin bent. Belt not fastened

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