# N8969P: Piper PA-24-260, registration cancelled 1971-12-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 13, 1971
- 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: 24-4426
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 18, 1970
- Mode S code: AC5F3F
- Owner when cancelled: [Festus Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FESTUS%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Festus, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Festus)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8969P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8969P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8969P-1971-12-13

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 CHI72AC011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC011), Aug 1, 1971: Piper PA-24 (N8969P), Richardson, KY, destroyed, 4 fatal

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