# N8808L: 1971 Piper PA-25-235, registration cancelled 2017-06-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 14, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- Airframe: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504)
- Engine: [Lycoming O-540-B2C5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-b2c5) (registry code 42338)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A8](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A8), [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 25-5306
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 17, 2011
- Certificate issued: May 25, 2000
- Last registry action: December 2, 2013
- Mode S code: AC2150
- Owner when cancelled: [Soaring Society Of Boulder Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOARING%20SOCIETY%20OF%20BOULDER%20INC)
- Location: [Boulder, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Boulder)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0244° N, 105.2513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boulder, CO, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8808L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8808L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8808L-2017-06-14

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 CEN14LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA261), May 28, 2014: Piper PA-25-235 (N8808L), Boulder, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately monitor the airplane's actual fuel consumption rate, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB SEA95LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA168), Jul 31, 1995: Piper PA-25-235 (N8808L), Shelley, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE BURST DURING TAKEOFF.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20140528007499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140528007499A), May 28, 2014: Piper PA-25-235 (N8808L), Boulder, CO, Substantial damage. On may 28, 2014 at 1500 hours mountain standard time (MST), N8808L, sn# 25-5306, a lavia, s.a. (Piper) PA-25-235 aircraft sustained substantial damaged during…
- [Accident 19950731021149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950731021149A), Jul 31, 1995: Piper PA25235 (N8808L), Shelly, ID, Substantial damage. Blew a tire on takeoff. Lost control. Contacted grain on edge of ag strip. Veered into field. Nosed over.
- [Incident 19860724048109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860724048109I), Jul 24, 1986: Piper PA25235 (N8808L), Webster, ND, Minor damage. During spray operation on pilots farm, nosed over landing on a road. Blamed a locked brake. No brake defects found.

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