# N8981P: 1966 Piper PA-24-260, registration cancelled 2013-05-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 17, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A15), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 24-4440
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 21, 1966
- Certificate issued: May 10, 1979
- Last registry action: December 14, 1985
- Mode S code: AC6595
- Owner when cancelled: [Nunenkamp Adolph](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NUNENKAMP%20ADOLPH)
- Location: [Maspeth, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Maspeth)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7247° N, 73.9096° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 11378, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8981P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8981P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8981P-2013-05-17

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (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 ATL84FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA064), Dec 13, 1983: Piper PA-24-260B (N8981P), Mcdonald, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB ATL82FID10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FID10), May 22, 1982: Piper 24-260 (N8981P), Lexington, VA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19831213061109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831213061109A), Dec 13, 1983: Piper PA24260 (N8981P), Mcdonald, TN, Destroyed. Flew into trees near the crest of a cloud obscured mountain. Intentions were to stay under cloud deck over highway.
- [Accident 19820522027039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820522027039A), May 22, 1982: Piper PA24260 (N8981P), Lexington, VA, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit ditch that collapsed gear during roll out after landing on short grass strip.

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