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N8561L

N8561L is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Destiny XLT 2000 built in 2001. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 27, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Destiny XLT 2000 cancelled August 27, 2012

Serial number
1C0239
Type
Powered parachute · Two-cycle piston
Year built
2001
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
April 3, 2007
Last FAA action
July 1, 2010
Last owner
Smith Jeffrey A (Individual)
Warwick, NY
Airworthiness
Experimental · Registered before Jan 31, 2008

Piper PA-25-260 cancelled January 29, 2002

Serial number
25-4983
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Brazil
Certificate issued
August 15, 2001
Last FAA action
August 15, 2001
Last owner
Planeta Brasilis CORP (Non-citizen corporation)
Lauderhill, FL
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N8561L

FTW99LA187Accident on July 8, 1999 at Wallis, TX: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-25-260 · serial 5-4983

The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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