# N8782P: 1965 Piper PA-24-260, registration cancelled 2003-01-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 30, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A15), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 24-4235
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 7, 1965
- Certificate issued: February 26, 2001
- Last registry action: February 26, 2001
- Mode S code: AC16BA
- Owner when cancelled: [Foxtrot Yankee Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOXTROT%20YANKEE%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8782P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8782P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8782P-2003-01-30

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 (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 CHI02FA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02FA292), Sep 24, 2002: Piper PA-24-260 (N8782P), Ankeny, IA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot applied an excessive angle of bank and failed to maintain terrain clearance. An additonal factor was the pilot's attention being diverted.

## 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 20020924030689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020924030689A), Sep 24, 2002: Piper PA24260 (N8782P), Ankeny, IA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The aircraft departed runway 18 at Ankeny, Iowa, at approximately 1320 local time. There were two passengers onboard the aircraft. Witnesses stated the…

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