# N8678L: Piper PA-25-235, registration cancelled 1995-05-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 12, 1995
- Exported to: Uruguay
- 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: 255131
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 17, 1984
- Last registry action: July 20, 1992
- Mode S code: ABEC53
- Owner when cancelled: [Saffer Spray Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAFFER%20SPRAY%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Eads, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Eads)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.4151° N, 102.7928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81036, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8678L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8678L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8678L-1995-05-12

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-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 DEN88DTE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88DTE05), Jun 7, 1988: Piper PA-25-235 (N8678L), Limon, CO, substantial damage

## 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 19880607050129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880607050129A), Jun 7, 1988: Piper PA25235 (N8678L), Limon, CO, Substantial damage. Engine failed on a spray run. Forced landed on a steep downhill slope and nosed over. Was using auto fuel.

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