# N8226P: 1963 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: 24-3479
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 8, 1963
- Certificate issued: January 12, 1982
- Last registry action: September 14, 1991
- Mode S code: AB3B81
- Owner when cancelled: [Nims Associates Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NIMS%20ASSOCIATES%20INC)
- Location: [Decatur, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Decatur)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8437° N, 88.9529° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 62523, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8226P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8226P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8226P-2014-11-19

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 (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 MIA89LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA045), Nov 28, 1988: Piper PA-24-250 (N8226P), Crestview, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI88LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA137), Jun 16, 1988: Piper PA-24-250 (N8226P), Mattoon, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI69F0519](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0519), Mar 2, 1969: Piper PA-24 (N8226P), Mt Pleasant, MI, substantial damage

## 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 19881128054239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881128054239A), Nov 28, 1988: Piper PA24250 (N8226P), Crestview, FL, Substantial damage. Propeller mount bolts failed,lost prop and assembly. Undershot runway due to wide pattern. Shim installed incorrect
- [Accident 19880616022099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880616022099A), Jun 16, 1988: Piper PA24250 (N8226P), Mattoon Charles, IL, Substantial damage. Passenger told pilot gear not down. Put gear down too late. Touched down with gear only 10 percent extended.

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