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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Piper
Model
PA-24-260
Year
1964
Serial number
24-4001
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
ABB926
Engine
Make and model
Lycoming Ti0-540 Ser
Type
Reciprocating
Power
310 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
2021 – nowIndividual ownerGilbert, AZ · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Aug 8, 1986 · Monument Valley, UT
THE PLT WAS ON AN APPROACH FOR LANDING WHEN THE ACFT BEGAN TO SETTLE. HE SAID THAT INCREASING POWER DID NOT SEEM TO HAVE AN EFFECT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT LANDED HARD, COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR. THE PLT BELIEVED THAT HE HAD ENCOUNTERED WIND SHEAR DURING THE APPROACH. LOCAL PILOTS WERE AWARE OF UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS THAT OCCUR AT THE ARPT. VARIOUS PUBLICATIONS NOTE THAT THIS WAS A PRIVATE…
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-24-260)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 (2)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
Stabilizers · rib · corrodedOct 15, 2004
DURING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION, MORE THAN NORMAL SURFACE CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE RUDDER TAIL POST. UPON DISASSEMBLY OF THE RUDDER, DISSIMILAR METAL CORROSION WAS PRESENT WHERE THE STEEL STIFFENER ATTACHES TO THE LOWER RIB (PN 2072904). (WP07200505592) (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Stabilizers · spar · crackedOct 15, 2004
DURING SERVICE OF AIRCRAFT THE RUDDER WAS REMOVED. NOTHING WAS FOUND ABNORMAL. REMOVAL OF THE UPPER RUDDER HINGE (PN 2018300. CRACKS WERE FOUND AT THE HINGE ATTACH POINT OF THE RUDDER SPAR (2072910). (WP07200505589) (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.