# N9733P: Piper PA-25-260, registration cancelled 2018-01-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 17, 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: 25-7556049
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, aerial advertising
- Airworthiness date: March 1, 2002
- Certificate issued: November 20, 2000
- Last registry action: December 15, 2009
- Mode S code: AD9199
- Owner when cancelled: [Night Hawk Aerial Advertising](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NIGHT%20HAWK%20AERIAL%20ADVERTISING)
- Location: [Pearland, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Pearland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.5616° N, 95.2798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77581, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9733P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9733P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9733P-2018-01-17

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

## NTSB investigations (4)

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 DFW08LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA013), Oct 13, 2007: Piper PA-25-260 (N9733P), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly position the fuel tank selector before takeoff. Contributing to the accident were the non suitable terrain for the forced landing and fuel starvation.
- [NTSB FTW79DPD20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPD20), May 22, 1979: Piper PA-25 (N9733P), Anson, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW78DPD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPD03), Oct 19, 1977: Piper PA-25 (N9733P), Anson, TX, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW77FPD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPD04), Nov 3, 1976: Piper PA-25 (N9733P), Anson, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (5)

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 20071013825269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071013825269A), Oct 13, 2007: Piper PA25260 (N9733P), Houston, TX, Destroyed. (-23) On October 13, 2007, at approximately 1634 CDT, the pilot [privacy data omitted], the pilot in command of N9733P, a PA-25-260 aircraft, departed runway…
- [Incident 20060228001849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060228001849I), Feb 28, 2006: Piper PA25260 (N9733P), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. (-23) The PIC indicated that he had been working for nighthawk for approximately one month. He was not listed on the current waiver, but the houston FSDO had…
- [Accident 19790522013179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790522013179A), May 22, 1979: Piper PA25260 (N9733P), Anson, TX, Destroyed. Landed in gusty crosswind. Veered off runway into trees.
- [Accident 19771019033109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771019033109A), Oct 19, 1977: Piper PA25260 (N9733P), Anson, TX, Substantial damage. Collided with cotton trailer
- [Accident 19761103035309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761103035309A), Nov 3, 1976: Piper PA25260 (N9733P), Anson, TX, Substantial damage. Testing equipment.

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