# N8717L: Piper PA-25-260, registration cancelled 1975-07-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 18, 1975
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-25-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (registry code 7102508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A8](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 25-5171
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: ABFD65
- Owner when cancelled: [Engels Aircraft DBA Joseph T Engels](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ENGELS%20AIRCRAFT%20DBA%20JOSEPH%20T%20ENGELS)
- Location: [Fairbury, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Fairbury)
- Owner type: Partnership
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8717L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8717L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8717L-1975-07-18

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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

## 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 MKC75FCJ57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCJ57), May 22, 1975: Piper PA-25 (N8717L), Fairbury, NE, destroyed

## 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 19750522014759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750522014759A), May 22, 1975: Piper PA25260 (N8717L), Fairbury, NE, Destroyed. A north-south dual set of pwr lines on e edge of fld. Spray pass to e into earling morning sun.

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