# N9489P: 1974 Piper PA-25-235, registration cancelled 2013-05-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 23, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A8](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A8), [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 25-7405589
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: April 8, 1974
- Certificate issued: May 29, 1980
- Last registry action: May 17, 1994
- Mode S code: AD2E81
- Owner when cancelled: [Warrenton Soaring Center Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARRENTON%20SOARING%20CENTER%20INC)
- Location: [Warrenton, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Warrenton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7154° N, 77.7976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warrenton, VA, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9489P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9489P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9489P-2013-05-23

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-25-235: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235.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 BFO89LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA035), May 20, 1989: Piper PA-25-235 (N9489P), Warrenton, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE GLIDER PILOT TO MAINTAIN A PROPER CLIMB RATE DURING TAKEOFF AND THE DELAY IN RELEASING FROM THE TOWPLANE AFTER REALIZING THAT HE WAS CLIMBING WELL ABOVE THE TOWPLANE. CONTRIBUTING…

## 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 19890520012629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890520012629A), May 20, 1989: Piper PA25235 (N9489P), Warrenton, VA, Substantial damage. Novice glider pilot pitched up on tow. Raised tail towplane, then cut loose. Towplane nose dived to impact.

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