# N8278: Piper PA-25-235, registration cancelled 1978-03-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 29, 1978
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A8](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 253554
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 11, 1972
- Mode S code: AB4E4C
- Owner when cancelled: [Gregory George](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GREGORY%20GEORGE)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8278
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8278
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8278-1978-03-29

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 FTW72FRG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FRG01), Jul 2, 1971: Piper PA-25 (N8278), St Paul, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

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