# N8437P: Piper PA-24-250, registration cancelled 1980-01-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 22, 1980
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 24-3680
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: AB8E59
- Owner when cancelled: [Dreger Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DREGER%20INC)
- Location: [Whitewater, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Whitewater)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8437P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8437P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8437P-1980-01-22

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 (2)

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 CHI80FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FAMS1), Oct 10, 1979: Piper PA-24 (N8437P), Ganges, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB MKC67D0450](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0450), Feb 18, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N8437P), Olathe, KS, 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 19791010034089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791010034089A), Oct 10, 1979: Piper PA24250 (N8437P), Ganges, MI, Destroyed. Departed IFR over water flight. Unable to maintain altitude due to icing. Became missing. Beleived down in lake mich.

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