# N8501P: 1964 Piper PA-24-400, registration cancelled 2023-04-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 26, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-24-400](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-400) (registry code 7102408)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-720 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-720-series) (registry code 41546)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A15), [TCDS 1E15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 26-81
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 10, 1964
- Certificate issued: May 1, 2020
- Last registry action: January 22, 2023
- Mode S code: ABA9E1
- Owner when cancelled: [Richmond Ronald L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RICHMOND%20RONALD%20L)
- Location: [Corona Del Mar, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Corona%20Del%20Mar)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6020° N, 117.8643° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92625, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8501P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8501P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8501P-2023-04-26

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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-24-400: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-400.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 WPR21LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA343), Aug 30, 2021: Piper PA-24-400 (N8501P), Fullerton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to monitor the environment and maintain a proper glidepath on approach which, resulted in a collision with the airport perimeter fence.

## 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 20210830017009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210830017009A), Aug 30, 2021: Piper PA-24-400 (N8501P), Fullerton, CA, Substantial damage. On August 30, 2021 at 2045(zulu) / 1345 (local) PST, Piper comanche (PA-24-400), bearing registration mark N8501P and serial number 26-81 was being flown by…

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