# N8553L: Piper PA-25-235, registration cancelled 2000-02-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 25, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 25-4973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 21, 1984
- Last registry action: March 14, 2000
- Mode S code: ABBCB7
- Owner when cancelled: [Western Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTERN%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Blackfoot, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Blackfoot)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.2947° N, 112.5125° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83221, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8553L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8553L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8553L-2000-02-25

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 (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 SEA98LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA097), Jun 15, 1998: Piper PA-25-235 (N8553L), Blackfoot, ID, destroyed. Probable cause: A loss of power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB SEA81DYA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYA15), Jul 10, 1981: Piper PA-25 (N8553L), Shelley, ID, substantial damage

## 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 19980615013609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980615013609A), Jun 15, 1998: Piper PA25235 (N8553L), Blackfoot, ID, Destroyed. Engine quit on climbout. Dropped load. Landed on highway shoulder. Hard landing. Resulted in flip over and fire. (-23)ag aicraft engine lost power shortly…
- [Accident 19810710048889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810710048889A), Jul 10, 1981: Piper PA25235 (N8553L), Shelley, ID, Substantial damage. Struck telephone wires on pull up from a swath run. Crashed in adjacent field.

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