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N4926Y1968 Piper PA-25-260

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Jun 1985)2 ADs may apply

Registration
Valid
expires Jan 31, 2030
Based in
Las Animas, CO
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 1990
NTSB events
1
destroyed, 1985
ADs may apply
2
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner
Denton Aerial Spraying INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Las Animas, CO
Certificate issued
Apr 11, 1990
Expires
Jan 31, 2030
Airworthiness
Restricted · Agriculture and Pest Control
Airworthiness date
Jun 7, 1968

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Piper
Model
PA-25-260
Year
1968
Serial number
25-4724
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
1
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A61AC7

Engine

Make and model
Lycoming 0-540 Series
Type
Reciprocating
Power
250 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 1990 – nowDenton Aerial Spraying INCLas Animas, CO · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Jun 1, 1985 · Ordway, CO

THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE AIRPORT ON AN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT RETARDED THE PROPELLER CONTROL TO CLIMB SETTING AND TURNED EAST. THE PILOT SAID HE WAS AWARE OF AND SAW POWER LINES AHEAD. HE SAID HE ADVANCED THE PROPELLER CONTROL TO CLIMB OVER THE WIRES BUT THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO SETTLE AND COLLIDED WITH THE WIRES AND CRASHED. THE PILOT SAID HE SUSPECTED…

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
None
Report
DEN85LA146

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for DEN85LA146)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (2)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
99-26-05The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA- 25, PA-25-235, PA-25-260, PA-28S-160…Jan 13, 2000Airframe (PA-25-260)Only with: Equipped with Purolator air filter P/N 638873, Model CA161PL, or Piper P/N 460-632 (PS60007-2); PA-28-151/161 only when STC SA2946SO is incorporated.
95-12-01Piper Aircraft Corporation PA-25 Series AirplanesJul 7, 1995Airframe (PA-25-260)

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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