# N8578L: 1969 Piper PA-25-260, registration cancelled 2018-08-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 28, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-25-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (registry code 7102508)
- Engine: [Lycoming O-540-G1A5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-g1a5) (registry code 42344)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A8](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A8), [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 25-5004
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 31, 2014
- Last registry action: October 16, 2017
- Mode S code: ABC4D4
- Location: [Independence, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Independence)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.8116° N, 123.1272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97351, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8578L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8578L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8578L-2018-08-28

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 95ZZZX6917](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX6917), Nov 4, 1995: CONTROL CABLE. WORN. INSPECTION FOUND SEVERELY WORN RT AND LT UPPER AILERON CABLES RIGHT INSIDE THE WING ROOT WHERE CABLE ROLLS WITH A PULLEY. THERE WAS NO WORN PULLEYS. CABLE WAS S

## 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 GAA17CA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA331), Jun 11, 2017: Piper PA25 (N8578L), Hood River, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to visually check the fuel level prior to takeoff and subsequent mismanagement of the available fuel supply during numerous glider tow flights.
- [NTSB LAX00LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA233), Jun 17, 2000: Piper PA-25-260 (N8578L), Coleville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the tow plane pilot's inadequate airplane performance calculations.

## 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 20170611005339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170611005339A), Jun 11, 2017: Piper PA-25-260 (N8578L), Hood River, OR, Substantial damage. While returning to airport after releasing glider at 3000' PIC noted aircraft was at 2 hours of operaton on engine tach meter. At start or day PIC estimated he…
- [Accident 20000617008099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000617008099A), Jun 17, 2000: Piper PA25260 (N8578L), Coleville, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 17, 2000 at 1500 hours PDT Piper N8578L collided with a fence on takeoff from a dirt field near Coleville, CA. The a/c being operated as a tow…

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