# N9561P: 1975 Piper PA-25-260, registration cancelled 2018-02-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 12, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-25-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (registry code 7102508)
- 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: 25-7556224
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: July 7, 1975
- Certificate issued: August 2, 1997
- Last registry action: June 29, 2012
- Mode S code: AD4D7A
- Owner when cancelled: [Melby Spraying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MELBY%20SPRAYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Crosby, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Crosby)
- Physical address: [Crosdy, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Crosdy)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 48.8602° N, 103.3082° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 58730, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9561P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9561P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9561P-2018-02-12

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-25-260: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 95ZZZX3219](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX3219), May 19, 1995: VALVE KEY. BROKEN. FOUND EXHAUST VALVE KEY HAD BROKEN AND WORN ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF THE DIAMETER OF THE VALVE STEM.

## 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 CHI94LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA223), Jul 8, 1994: Piper PA-25-260 (N9561P), Crosby, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. Factors associated with the accident are the rough runway, and the pilot's improper preflight planning.

## 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 19940708017829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940708017829A), Jul 8, 1994: Piper PA25260 (N9561P), Crosby, ND, Substantial damage. Local flight. Spray boom caught in bodering wheat crop. Veered into wheat. Failed maintain control in ruts.

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