# N8635L: Piper PA-25-235, registration cancelled 1992-12-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 15, 1992
- 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: 255071
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 21, 1987
- Last registry action: January 4, 1991
- Mode S code: ABDD0E
- Owner when cancelled: [James Neil](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JAMES%20NEIL)
- Location: [Karval, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Karval)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6635° N, 103.4192° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80823, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8635L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8635L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8635L-1992-12-15

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-25-235: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235.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 DEN92LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA080), Aug 3, 1992: Piper PA-25-235 (N8635L), Karval, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: AN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE INSTALLATION. A FACTOR WAS: LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

## 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 19920803028799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920803028799A), Aug 3, 1992: Piper PA25235 (N8635L), Karval, CO, Destroyed. Engine lost power. Crashed and burned. Controllable prop changed to fixed. Failed drill hole in plug. Blew plug out.
- [Accident 19780623027849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780623027849A), Jun 23, 1978: Piper PA25235 (N8635L), WY, Substantial damage

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