# N9961P: Piper PA-36-285, registration cancelled 1980-12-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 11, 1980
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-36-285](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (registry code 7103610)
- Serial number: 36-7560072
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 13, 1978
- Mode S code: ADEB76
- Owner when cancelled: [Central Brave Ag Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CENTRAL%20BRAVE%20AG%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Brawley, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Brawley)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9961P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9961P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9961P-1980-12-11

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-36-285: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285.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 LAX80FUM29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUM29), Sep 6, 1980: Piper PA-36 (N9961P), Calipatria, CA, destroyed

## 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 19800906078149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800906078149A), Sep 6, 1980: Piper PA36285 (N9961P), Calipatria, CA, Destroyed. Reported engine quit on spray run. Crashed. Burned. Cause unknown. Carb mags fuel control, destroyed by fire.

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