# N8540P: Piper PA-24-400, registration cancelled 1974-10-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 1, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-24-400](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-400) (registry code 7102408)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 26-121
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 4, 1970
- Mode S code: ABB89A
- Owner when cancelled: [Flying Ten Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLYING%20TEN%20INC)
- Location: [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8540P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8540P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8540P-1974-10-01

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 FTW71FRG74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRG74), Feb 2, 1971: Piper PA-24 (N8540P), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N8540P

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8540P): North American AT-6D, S/N 42-81646-1

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