# N9159P: Piper PA-24-260, registration cancelled 1997-03-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 20, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 244646
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 29, 1993
- Last registry action: December 18, 1996
- Mode S code: ACACDF
- Owner when cancelled: [Willfly Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLFLY%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7965° N, 75.6128° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19807, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9159P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9159P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9159P-1997-03-20

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 FTW94FA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA300), Sep 18, 1994: Piper PA-24-260 (N9159P), Tennesse Colony, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AND THE RESULTANT INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN. A FACTOR WAS THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## 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 19940918028209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940918028209A), Sep 18, 1994: Piper PA24260 (N9159P), Tennesse Colony, TX, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Entered flat spin on stall. Observed trying recover. Engine on and off. Improper spin entry possible powerloss.
- [Incident 19920523027209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920523027209I), May 23, 1992: Piper PA24260 (N9159P), La Belle, FL, Minor damage. Pilot inadvertently retracked landing gear on rollout.

## Other aircraft with N9159P

- [Cancelled 2013-08-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9159P-2013-08-16): Sampson Donald B BABY ACE MODEL D, S/N S005. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Winter Haven, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Winter%20Haven)

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