Single-engine piston

N8937L

1971 Piper PA-25-235

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1971
Serial
25-5402
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540-B2C5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Hood River Soaring (Corporation)
Based
Hood River, OR
Registration record

N8937L on the FAA register

Type
1971 Piper PA-25-235
Serial
25-5402
Engines
Lycoming O-540-B2C5
Registered owner
Hood River Soaring
Hood River, OR
Certificate issued
2017-08-31
Airworthiness date
2006-03-20
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC53D1
Mode S (octal)
53051721
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
603 nm
Cruise (type)
148 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-08-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N8937L.
  • 2006-03-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1982-07-26
    Accident at Santa Rosa, NM; damage: substantial.
  • 1971
    Manufactured (1971).
Overview

About N8937L

N8937L is a 1971 Piper PA-25-235, serial number 25-5402. The FAA register lists Hood River Soaring as the registrant in Hood River, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 31, 2017 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-540-B2C5 engine and 1 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 148 knots and a range of about 603 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 20, 2006.

N8937L has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Cruise
148 kt
Range
603 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,290 ft
Landing over 50 ft
750 ft
Fuel burn
14 gph

Published figures for the Piper PA-25-235 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1982-07-26 Accident · Santa Rosa, NM Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW82DA297
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-25-235

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.