# N9026P: 1966 Piper PA-24-260, registration cancelled 2025-10-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 25, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 24-4488
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 1, 1966
- Last registry action: January 21, 2025
- Mode S code: AC79D2
- Location: [Crystal, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Crystal)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0637° N, 93.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55429, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9026P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9026P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9026P-2025-10-25

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 (3)

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 ERA23LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA097), Dec 29, 2022: Piper PA24 (N9026P), Athens, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to detect water in the fuel during the preflight inspection, which resulted in a loss of engine power.
- [NTSB SEA74DYE22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE22), Oct 18, 1973: Piper PA-24 (N9026P), Renton, WA, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC68D0036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68D0036), Jul 20, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N9026P), Palmer, AK, 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 20221229023099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221229023099A), Dec 29, 2022: Piper PA-24-260 (N9026P), Athens, GA, Destroyed. On 12/29/2022 @1322, N9026P, a Piper PA-24-260 departed Athens, Georgia (ahn) in route to dalton, Georgia (dhn). Aircraft departed rwy 9 northbound on a 360…
- [Accident 19731018033449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731018033449A), Oct 18, 1973: Piper PA24260 (N9026P), Renton, WA, Substantial damage. Added pwr too late. Over water apch. Gr hit sea wall.

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