# N8968P: Piper PA-24-260, registration cancelled 1972-05-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 23, 1972
- Exported to: Canada
- 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: 24-4425
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 17, 1968
- Mode S code: AC5F1C
- Owner when cancelled: [Diemer Harmon D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DIEMER%20HARMON%20D)
- Location: [Grand Rapids, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Grand%20Rapids)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8968P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8968P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8968P-1972-05-23

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 CHI69F0654](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0654), May 24, 1969: Piper PA-24 (N8968P), Grand Rapids, MI, substantial damage

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