N8718L is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-25-235 built in 1969. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 9, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Piper PA-25-235 cancelled January 9, 2018
- Serial number
- 25-5173
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1969
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- July 22, 1998
- Last FAA action
- October 20, 2011
- Last owner
- Mile High Gliding INC (Corporation)
Boulder, CO - Airworthiness
- Restricted · Other
NTSB accident and incident record under N8718L
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-25-235 · serial 17256378
The failure of both pilots to see and avoid the other resulting in a midair collision. Contributing to the accident was the lack of perceived visual relative motion of the Piper and the Cirrus to the pilot of each airplane, the terrain background, and the overcast weather conditions making it difficult for either pilot to visually acquire the other aircraft.
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