Aircraft record

N9188T1978 Piper PA-25-235

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 18, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Jul 1995)2 ADs may apply

Registration: Valid; expires Aug 31, 2027
Based in: Maricopa, AZ; owner city / state
Engine: 0-540 SERIES · 250 hp; Lycoming
Owners: 1; since 1984
NTSB events: 1; substantial, 1995
ADs may apply: 2; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026

Registered owner: Arizona Soaring INC
Owner type: Corporation
City, state: Maricopa, AZ
Certificate issued: Jun 25, 1984
Expires: Aug 31, 2027
Airworthiness: Restricted · Other
Airworthiness date: Jul 3, 1978

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: 1978
Serial number: 25-7856039
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: ACB7E5

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

1984 – nowArizona Soaring INCMaricopa, AZ · current
until 1960Cessna Aircraft Codifferent airframe: Cessna 180c S/N 50688

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

Jul 6, 1995 · Maricopa, AZ

an undetermined internal failure of the carburetor.

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: None
Report: LAX95LA253

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for LAX95LA253)

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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