# N8647P: Piper PA-24-260, registration cancelled 1983-05-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 21, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- 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: 24-4090
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 5, 1980
- Last registry action: May 21, 1983
- Mode S code: ABE10E
- Owners when cancelled: [Murray Kevin P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MURRAY%20KEVIN%20P), [Putnam Anne](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PUTNAM%20ANNE), [Helmer Directional Drilling Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELMER%20DIRECTIONAL%20DRILLING%20INC), [Farkas Robert J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FARKAS%20ROBERT%20J), [Franz Robert H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRANZ%20ROBERT%20H)
- Location: [Norfolk, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Norfolk)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.9129° N, 76.2996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23505, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8647P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8647P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8647P-1983-05-21

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 ATL81FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA029), Dec 14, 1980: Piper PA-24 (N8647P), Newport News, VA, destroyed, 4 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 19801214075949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801214075949A), Dec 14, 1980: Piper PA24260 (N8647P), Newport News, VA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Engine quit turning base. Airplane struck power-lines over reservoir on forced descent. Metal chip in fuel valve.

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