# N8700L: 1969 Piper PA-25-235, registration cancelled 2018-03-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 16, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A8](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A8), [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 25-5153
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Certificate issued: August 7, 1972
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: ABF8B9
- Owners when cancelled: [Nichols Dewey F DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NICHOLS%20DEWEY%20F%20DBA), [Nichols Spraying & Dusting](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NICHOLS%20SPRAYING%20%26%20DUSTING)
- Location: [Hosston, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Hosston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8860° N, 93.8878° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 71043, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8700L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8700L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8700L-2018-03-16

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-25-235: 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 FTW71FRJ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRJ28), Feb 24, 1971: Piper PA-25 (N8700L), Bossier City, LA, substantial damage

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