# N8397P: Piper PA-24-250, registration cancelled 1996-09-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 7, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 243656
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 3, 1984
- Last registry action: March 20, 1994
- Mode S code: AB7D24
- Owner when cancelled: [Dargan Henry T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DARGAN%20HENRY%20T)
- Location: [Selkirk, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Selkirk)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.5330° N, 73.8136° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 12158, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8397P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8397P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8397P-1996-09-07

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

## 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 19941002032339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941002032339A), Oct 2, 1994: Piper PA24250 (N8397P), Montgomery, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck trees turning final at night NOTAMS on trees. Better runway available. Reported not proficient nite flight.
- [Incident 19781219023329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781219023329I), Dec 19, 1978: Piper PA24250 (N8397P), Allentown, PA, Minor damage. Pilot took off without microphone in plane then landed gear up. Had filed an IFR flight plan.

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