# N8739L: Piper PA-25-235, registration cancelled 1997-06-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 16, 1997
- Exported to: Argentina
- 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: 255204
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 26, 1993
- Last registry action: July 17, 1996
- Mode S code: AC0519
- Owner when cancelled: [Welch Flying Ser](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELCH%20FLYING%20SER)
- Location: [Welch, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Welch)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9296° N, 102.1335° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79377, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8739L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8739L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8739L-1997-06-16

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 (2)

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 FTW94LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA096), Mar 15, 1994: Piper PA-25-235 (N8739L), Lamesa, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADVERTENT STALL. A FACTOR WAS THE GUST OF WIND.
- [NTSB FTW77DQG43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DQG43), Jul 27, 1977: Piper PA-25 (N8739L), Brownfield, TX, substantial damage

## 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 19940315005479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940315005479A), Mar 15, 1994: Piper PA25235 (N8739L), Lamesa, TX, Substantial damage. Lost control on downwind turn from spray run. Stalled. Blamed wind gust.
- [Accident 19770727023269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770727023269A), Jul 27, 1977: Piper PA25235 (N8739L), Brownfield, TX, Substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N8739L

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8739L): Boeing 737-8, S/N 60231, built 2020

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