# N8787L: 1972 Piper PA-25-235, 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-25-235](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: 25-5473
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: May 19, 1972
- Certificate issued: April 23, 1984
- Last registry action: May 13, 1999
- Mode S code: AC1766
- Owner when cancelled: [Northern Avation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHERN%20AVATION)
- Location: [Webber Falls, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Webber%20Falls)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4767° N, 95.1669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 74470, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8787L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8787L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8787L-2013-05-15

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (4)

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 CHI93LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA175), May 19, 1993: Piper PA-25-235 (N8787L), Mexico, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor in the accident was the soft field landing site.
- [NTSB DEN91LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA088), Jul 9, 1991: Piper PA-25C-235 (N8787L), Las Cruces, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION. A FACTOR WAS: PILOT'S INADEQUATE AIRPLANE PREFLIGHT.
- [NTSB MKC82DA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA154), Aug 20, 1982: Piper PA-25-235 (N8787L), Fisk, MO, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW75FRD46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRD46), May 9, 1975: Piper PA-25 (N8787L), Leroy, LA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 19930519014459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930519014459A), May 19, 1993: Piper PA25235 (N8787L), Mexico, MO, Substantial damage. (-4)The pilot reported a partial loss of engine power during a spray run. He briefly applied carburetor heat, pumped the throttle and leaned the mixture, but…
- [Accident 19910709026739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910709026739A), Jul 9, 1991: Piper PA25235 (N8787L), Las Cruces, NM, Substantial damage. Lost power. Flipped over on forced landing. Fuel was contaminated. Did not hold a aerial ag operator certificate.
- [Accident 19820820040249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820820040249A), Aug 20, 1982: Piper PA25235 (N8787L), Fisk, MO, Destroyed. Caught a wing tip in milo on edge of ag strip during an attempted takeoff. Airplane ground looped and flipped over.
- [Accident 19750509011479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750509011479A), May 9, 1975: Piper PA25235 (N8787L), Leroy, LA, Substantial damage. Plt did not check condition of strip. Hit water hole hidden by grass. Insufficient room for abort.

## Other aircraft with N8787L

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8787L): Sikorsky UH-60L, S/N 95-26626, built 1995

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.