# N8726L: 1969 Piper PA-25-260, registration cancelled 2013-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-25-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (registry code 7102508)
- 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: 25-5185
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: July 22, 1970
- Certificate issued: October 25, 1979
- Last registry action: November 5, 1988
- Mode S code: AC00F9
- Owner when cancelled: [Buckman Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUCKMAN%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Lorenzo, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Lorenzo)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6457° N, 101.5526° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79343, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8726L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8726L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8726L-2013-05-15

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-25-260: 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 FTW81DQG61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQG61), Sep 8, 1981: Piper PA-25 (N8726L), Idalou, TX, 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 19810908058099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810908058099A), Sep 8, 1981: Piper PA25260 (N8726L), Idalou, TX, Substantial damage. Struck phone wire with rudder on ag run. Flipped over on emergency landing.

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