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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N8681P

N8681P is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-24-260 built in 1965. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 16, 2003. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Piper PA-24-260 cancelled January 16, 2003

Serial number
24-4129
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1965
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 25, 2000
Last FAA action
July 2, 2001
Last owner
Raney Ronald N (Individual)
Welch, TX
Airworthiness
Experimental · To show compliance with regulations

NTSB accident and incident record under N8681P

FTW02FA192Accident on June 30, 2002 at Gorman, TX: fatal, destroyed (4 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-24-260 · serial 24-4129

The pilot's loss of control and the exceedence of the design limits of the airplane which resulted in an in-flight break-up. A factor was inadvertent VFR flight into IMC.

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