# N8553P: Piper PA-24-260, registration cancelled 1989-07-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 19, 1989
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 244010
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: ABBCBA
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8553P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8553P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8553P-1989-07-19

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-24-260: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260.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 FTW88FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA085), Apr 1, 1988: Piper PA-24-260 (N8553P), Henrietta, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19880401007459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880401007459A), Apr 1, 1988: Piper PA24260 (N8553P), Henrietta, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Took off in area of low ceilings, heavy rain, thunderstorms. Aircraft came out of clouds near vertical to impact.

## Other aircraft with N8553P

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8553P): Penobscot Avn Educ Assn WAGABOND, S/N 1550, built 2018

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