# N8779P: Piper PA-24-260, registration cancelled 1972-11-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 17, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 24-4230
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 11, 1969
- Mode S code: AC13F8
- Owner when cancelled: [E O Young](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/E%20O%20YOUNG)
- Location: [Harlingen, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Harlingen)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8779P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8779P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8779P-1972-11-17

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-24-260: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260.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 FTW72AF013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72AF013), Jul 7, 1971: Piper PA-24 (N8779P), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB FTW68D0209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0209), Aug 22, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N8779P), Woodsboro, TX, substantial damage

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