# N8859P: Piper PA-24-260, registration cancelled 1976-05-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 28, 1976
- 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: 24-4316
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 24, 1972
- Mode S code: AC3409
- Owner when cancelled: [Holbrook Russell N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOLBROOK%20RUSSELL%20N)
- Location: [Newton, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Newton)
- Owner type: Partnership
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8859P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8859P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8859P-1976-05-28

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 NYC75FNA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNA20), Oct 4, 1974: Piper PA-24 (N8859P), Haverhill, MA, substantial damage

## 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 19741004033659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741004033659A), Oct 4, 1974: Piper PA24260 (N8859P), Haverhill, MA, Substantial damage. Student started go-around in nose high attitude instructor lowered nose to prevent stall hit tree.

## Other aircraft with N8859P

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8859P): Piper PA-24-260, S/N 24-4317, built 1965

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