Aircraft record

N8656L1969 Piper PA-25-235

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 18, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, May 2026)2 ADs may apply

Registration: Valid; expires Jan 31, 2028
Based in: Ballston Spa, NY; owner city / state
Engine: 0-540 SERIES · 250 hp; Lycoming
Owners: 1; since 2012
NTSB events: 1; substantial, 2026
ADs may apply: 2; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026

Registered owner: Adirondack Soaring Association INC
Owner type: Corporation
City, state: Ballston Spa, NY
Certificate issued: Jan 31, 2012
Expires: Jan 31, 2028
Airworthiness: Restricted · Agriculture and Pest Control
Airworthiness date: Jul 11, 1969

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: 25-5101
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: ABE49F

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

2012 – nowAdirondack Soaring Association INCBallston Spa, NY · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

May 26, 2026 · Saratoga Springs, NY

On May 26, 2026, about 1347 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-25-235 airplane, N8656L, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Saratoga Springs, New York. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 glider aerotow flight. The airplane was conducting an aerotow of a Schleicher ASW27 glider, N321ER via the…

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: Fatal
Report: ERA26FA214

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ERA26FA214)

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 18, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 18, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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