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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N8255N

N8255N is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-140. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 28, 1999. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Piper PA-28-140 cancelled October 28, 1999

Serial number
28-25466
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
July 18, 1990
Last FAA action
September 14, 1999
Last owner
Cherry Capital Aviation INC (Corporation)
Traverse City, MI
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N8255N

CHI94LA234Accident on July 20, 1994 at Traverse, MI: serious injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-140 · serial 28-25466

poor preflight planning and preparation by the pilot for not calculating the weight and balance of his airplane before departure. Factors associated with the accident were the airplane's weight and balance was exceeded, and the pilot's lack of recent experience in the accident airplane.

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