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N7280P

N7280P is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-24-250 built in 1961. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 7, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Piper PA-24-250 cancelled May 7, 2013

Serial number
24-2456
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1961
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
July 28, 1983
Last FAA action
August 25, 1998
Last owner
Burkdoll Hull Hull & Murphey (Co-owned)
Blythe, CA
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N7280P

LAX96FA229Accident on June 13, 1996 at Big Bear City, CA: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-24-250 · serial 24-2456

improper preflight by the pilot, by failing to ensure that the fuel selector was positioned to an approved fuel tank with adequate fuel before takeoff; his failure to reposition the fuel selector (per emergency procedures) after the loss of engine power; and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with the terrain.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site