N9489P is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-25-235 built in 1974. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 23, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Piper PA-25-235 cancelled May 23, 2013
- Serial number
- 25-7405589
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1974
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- May 29, 1980
- Last FAA action
- May 17, 1994
- Last owner
- Warrenton Soaring Center INC (Corporation)
Warrenton, VA - Airworthiness
- Restricted · Agriculture and pest control
NTSB accident and incident record under N9489P
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-25-235 · serial 25-7405589
THE FAILURE OF THE GLIDER PILOT TO MAINTAIN A PROPER CLIMB RATE DURING TAKEOFF AND THE DELAY IN RELEASING FROM THE TOWPLANE AFTER REALIZING THAT HE WAS CLIMBING WELL ABOVE THE TOWPLANE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UPDRAFT ENCOUNTERED AFTER TAKEOFF AND THE LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE OF THE GLIDER PILOT.
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