# N8938L: Piper PA-25-235, registration cancelled 1980-10-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 24, 1980
- Exported to: Mexico
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A8](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 255403
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: AC53F4
- Owner when cancelled: [John Stevenson Aircraft Supply](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHN%20STEVENSON%20AIRCRAFT%20SUPPLY)
- Location: [Brownsville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Brownsville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8938L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8938L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8938L-1980-10-24

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 FTW75FRD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRD09), Oct 3, 1974: Piper PA-25 (N8938L), Port Barre, LA, destroyed
- [NTSB NYC72FIJ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FIJ30), Sep 24, 1971: Piper PA-25 (N8938L), Huntington, WV, 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 19741003034659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741003034659A), Oct 3, 1974: Piper PA25235 (N8938L), Port Barre, LA, Destroyed. Hit block of wood on roadbed.

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