# N9080P: Piper PA-24-260, registration cancelled 1998-09-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 12, 1998
- 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: 244550
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 15, 1997
- Last registry action: April 16, 1997
- Mode S code: AC8F4A
- Owner when cancelled: [Java Air LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JAVA%20AIR%20LLC)
- Location: [Boulder, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Boulder)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0457° N, 105.2009° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80301, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9080P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9080P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9080P-1998-09-12

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 SEA97FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97FA044), Jan 7, 1997: Piper PA-24-260 (N9080P), Winston, MT, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: Pilot incapacitation due to hypoxia. Failure of the pilot to use available oxygen is a factor.

## 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 19970106000179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970106000179A), Jan 6, 1997: Piper PA24260 (N9080P), Winston, MT, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Aircraft lost radar and radio contact, is assumed to have crashed. (.4) an ATC controller observed the night IFR flight with the 68-year old pilot deviating…
- [Incident 19780819048509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780819048509I), Aug 19, 1978: Piper PA24260 (N9080P), Bloomington, IN, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed on rollout. Improper tension on overlock mechanism. AD 77B21 not complied with.

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