# N9970P: 1975 Piper PA-36-285, registration cancelled 2008-03-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 20, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-36-285](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (registry code 7103610)
- Engine: [Continental 6-285-A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-6-285-a) (registry code 17038)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E12CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E12CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 36-7560082
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: July 1, 1975
- Certificate issued: May 3, 1997
- Last registry action: May 16, 2006
- Mode S code: ADEF0A
- Owner when cancelled: [Johnston Aircraft Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSTON%20AIRCRAFT%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Tulare, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Tulare)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.2002° N, 119.3361° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tulare, CA, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9970P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9970P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9970P-2008-03-20

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-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 SEA96LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA132), Jun 20, 1996: Piper PA-36-285 (N9970P), Hazleton, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: partial loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s). Factors relating to the accident were: high density altitude; the pilot's delay in dumping the entire chemical load, when he first perceived a…

## 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 19960620047679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960620047679A), Jun 20, 1996: Piper PA36285 (N9970P), Hazelton, ID, Substantial damage. (-16) On 06/20/96, N9970P, Piper PA-36, departed Hazelton municipal airport enroute for local spraying operation. Pilot started at 60 mph on take-off roll,…

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