# N9044P: 1966 Piper PA-24-260, registration cancelled 2017-03-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 10, 2017
- 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: 24-4508
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 15, 1966
- Certificate issued: April 15, 1985
- Last registry action: December 15, 2009
- Mode S code: AC80FA
- Owners when cancelled: [Professional Tax Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PROFESSIONAL%20TAX%20SERVICE%20INC), [Nydam Bernard J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NYDAM%20BERNARD%20J), [Heer Gregory](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEER%20GREGORY), [Wallace Kenneth R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WALLACE%20KENNETH%20R)
- Location: [San Marcos, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Marcos)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.1753° N, 117.1576° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92069, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9044P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9044P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9044P-2017-03-10

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 LAX86FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA069), Dec 19, 1985: Piper PA-24-260 (N9044P), Newport Beach, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19851219062869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851219062869A), Dec 19, 1985: Piper PA24260 (N9044P), Newport Beach, CA, Destroyed. Hit a tree. Then a house during landing after the engine quit. Ran right main fuel tank dry, did not switch tanks.

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