Aircraft record

N8569L1969 Piper PA-25-235

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jan 10, 2019.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Mar 2017)2 ADs may apply

Registration: Deregistered
Last based in: Naples, FL; owner city / state
Engine: 0-540 SERIES · 250 hp; Lycoming
Owners: 1; since 2015
NTSB events: 1; destroyed, 2017
ADs may apply: 2; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026

Last registered owner: Superior Food Distributors LLC
Owner type: LLC
City, state: Naples, FL
Certificate issued: Dec 9, 2015
Canceled: Jan 10, 2019
Airworthiness: Restricted · Other
Airworthiness date: Aug 3, 1989

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-25-235
Year: 1969
Serial number: 25-4993
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: ABC140

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

2015 – 2019Superior Food Distributors LLCNaples, FL

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

Mar 4, 2017 · Villa Tapia

On March 4, 2017, about 1330 coordinated universal time, a Piper PA-25-235, N8969L, was destroyed following a collision with antenna wires and terrain during an aerial application flight near Villa Tapia, Dominican Republic. The pilot was fatally injured. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of the Dominican Republic. Further information can be obtained from: Comisión…

Damage: Destroyed
Injuries: Fatal
Report: ERA17WA124

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ERA17WA124)

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.

AD	Subject	Effective	Applies to
99-26-05	The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA- 25, PA-25-235, PA-25-260, PA-28S-160…	Jan 13, 2000	Airframe (PA-25-235)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.
95-12-01	Piper Aircraft Corporation PA-25 Series Airplanes	Jul 7, 1995	Airframe (PA-25-235)

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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