# N9781P: Piper PA-25-235, registration cancelled 1998-04-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 23, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A8](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 257556091
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 27, 1994
- Last registry action: July 16, 1997
- Mode S code: ADA3E6
- Owner when cancelled: [Hinckley Soaring Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HINCKLEY%20SOARING%20INC)
- Location: [Hinckley, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Hinckley)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7873° N, 88.6675° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60520, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9781P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9781P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9781P-1998-04-23

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 CHI97LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA261), Aug 16, 1997: Piper PA-25-235 (N9781P), Hinckley, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: the failure of the glider pilot to properly handle his airplane during the initial takeoff climb which resulted in the tow pilot's inability to maintain control of his airplane.

## 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 19970816043479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970816043479A), Aug 16, 1997: Piper PA25235 (N9781P), Hinckley, IL, Destroyed. Lost control on glider tow climb. Glider released landed ok. PA25 impacted and burned. (-23) on August 18, 1997, at approximately 1400 CDT, PA-25-235, N9781PM…

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