# N8718L: 1969 Piper PA-25-235, registration cancelled 2018-01-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 9, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 25-5173
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, other
- Airworthiness date: May 27, 1999
- Certificate issued: July 22, 1998
- Last registry action: October 20, 2011
- Mode S code: ABFD88
- Owner when cancelled: [Mile High Gliding Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILE%20HIGH%20GLIDING%20INC)
- Location: [Boulder, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Boulder)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0457° N, 105.2009° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80301, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8718L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8718L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8718L-2018-01-09

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 CEN10FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA115), Feb 6, 2010: Piper PA-25-235 (N8718L), Boulder, CO, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of both pilots to see and avoid the other resulting in a midair collision. Contributing to the accident was the lack of perceived visual relative motion of the Piper and the Cirrus to the…

## 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 20100206026951A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100206026951A), Feb 6, 2010: Piper PA-25-235 (N8718L), Boulder, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Location 3.1 miles north and west of bdu. Impact altitude approximately 8400 MSL (approximately 3000 feet AGL). First aircraft N8187L, PA-25, was flying in a…
- [Incident 20021219034959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021219034959I), Dec 19, 2002: Piper PA25235 (N8718L), Boulder, CO, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was taxiing a tow aircraft, with tow rope attached, into position to hook up to a glider with the intention of flight. The end of the tow rope…

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