# N8559L: Piper PA-25-260, registration cancelled 1985-01-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 22, 1985
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-25-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (registry code 7102508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A8](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 25-4980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 10, 1975
- Last registry action: January 22, 1985
- Mode S code: ABBD89
- Owners when cancelled: [Steier Ag Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEIER%20AG%20AVIATION%20INC), [Ferris Michael S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FERRIS%20MICHAEL%20S), [Holgate Patricia A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOLGATE%20PATRICIA%20A), [Day James H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAY%20JAMES%20H), [Frey Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREY%20CHARLES)
- Location: [Whittemore, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Whittemore)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.0802° N, 94.4184° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 50598, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8559L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8559L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8559L-1985-01-22

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-25-260: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260.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 MKC83FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA189), Aug 13, 1983: Piper PA-25-260 (N8559L), Whittemore, IA, destroyed

## 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 19830813041049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830813041049A), Aug 13, 1983: Piper PA25260 (N8559L), Whittemore, IA, Destroyed. Aircraft hit trees and crashed during aerial application flight.

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