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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Piper
Model
PA-24-250
Year
1963
Serial number
24-3479
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
4
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
AB3B81
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
1982 – 2014Nims Associates INCDecatur, IL
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 (2)
Accident · substantial damage
Nov 28, 1988 · Crestview, FL
WHILE IN CRUISE FLT NEAR AN ARPT, THE PROP SEPARATED. PLT WAS GIVEN VECTORS TO ARPT & ENTERED PATTERN FOR LNDG. DOWNWIND LEG WAS EXTENDED DUE TO STRONG TAILWIND. STRONG HEADWIND ON FINAL CAUSED ACFT TO LAND SHORT. DURING LANDING ROLL ACFT COLLIDED WITH TWO FENCES. EXAMINATION OF ACFT REVEALED 6 PROP MOUNT BOLTS FAILED DUE TO FATIGUE AS A RESULT OF IMPROPER PLACEMENT OF PROP MOUNTING SHIM BETWEEN…
UPON RETURN FROM A LOCAL AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FLIGHT, THE PILOT FAILED TO ENSURE THAT THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED, DOWN AND LOCKED. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, THE GEAR WAS ONLY EXTENDED APPROXIMATELY 10%; IT COLLAPSED FULLY WHEN IT CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ON ITS BELLY. THE PAX STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THE GEAR WAS STILL IN THE UP POSITION ON SHORT FINAL…
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.
The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-24, PA- 28R, PA-30, PA-32R, PA-34, and PA-39 Series…
Dec 8, 1998
Airframe (PA-24-250)Certain serial numbers: PA-28R-180 28R-30002–28R-31135; PA-28R-180 28R-7130001–28R-7130013; PA-28R-200 28R-35001–28R-35820; PA-28R-200 28R-7135001–28R-7635539; PA-28R-201 28R-7737002–28R-7737096; PA-28R-201T 28R-7703001–28R-7703239; …. Only with: All serials of PA-24, PA-24-250, PA-24-260, PA-24-400, PA-30, PA-39; PA-28R, PA-32R, PA-34 models (all serials of PA-34-200) only if not equipped with Piper P/N 78717-02 (or FAA-approved equivalent) main gear sidebrace stud in both main gear sidebrace bracket assemblies.
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.