# N8120C: 1987 Nanchang China CJ-6A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Nanchang China CJ-6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/nanchang-china-cj-6a) (registry code 056183N, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Vedeneyev M14P](https://openairdocs.org/engine/vedeneyev-m14p) (registry code 63601)
- Serial number: 44-04
- Year built: 1987
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: February 10, 2026
- Certificate issued: June 18, 2019
- Expires: June 30, 2029
- Mode S code: AB1325
- Registered owner: [Michalak Michael T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MICHALAK%20MICHAEL%20T)
- Location: [Independence, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Independence)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.8116° N, 123.1272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97351, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8120C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8120C

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Nanchang China CJ-6A)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Vedeneyev M14P)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8120C.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20111222028949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111222028949I), Dec 22, 2011: Nanchang China CJ-6A (N8120C), Myrtle Beach, SC, No damage. Pilot took off from Myrtle Beach airport. Flying sw about 3000 ft MSL. Engine stopped. Made a 180 degree turn. Continuing over the Beach. Contacted ATC was…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N8120C

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8120C before.

- [Cancelled 1999-02-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8120C-1999-02-02): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 28-8016135. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Dilello Remo](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DILELLO%20REMO), [Glenside, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Glenside)
- [Cancelled 1965-11-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8120C-1965-11-19): Piper PA-22-135, S/N 22-2266. Owner: [Emmanuel Murrow](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EMMANUEL%20MURROW), [Ardsely, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Ardsely)

## Related

- Other Nanchang China CJ-6A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/nanchang-china-cj-6a/aircraft.md
- The Vedeneyev M14P engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/vedeneyev-m14p.md

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