# N8181C: 1969 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: 2432061
- Year built: 1969
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: May 13, 2016
- Certificate issued: June 12, 2014
- Expires: June 30, 2027
- Mode S code: AB2992
- Registered owner: [Chi-Com Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHI-COM%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [San Tan Valley, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/San%20Tan%20Valley)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 33.1560° N, 111.5198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85143, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8181C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8181C

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 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX07LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA045), Nov 23, 2006: Nanchang CJ-6A (N8181C), Queen Creek, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power resulting from the failure of the engine's air compressor due to a seized piston, which resulted in the stoppage of the oil pump, fuel pump, and tachometer generator,…

## 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.

- [Accident 20061123029529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061123029529A), Nov 23, 2006: Nancng CJ6A (N8181C), Mesa, AR, Substantial damage. (-23) 11-23-2006, 1200 Local. The pilot [privacy data omitted] departed from kffz in his nanchang CJ-6A, N8181C, s/n 2432061. The aircraft experienced a loss…

## 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 N8181C

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8181C before.

- [Cancelled 1965-05-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8181C-1965-05-21): Piper PA-18-135, S/N 18-3638. Owner: [Black Hills Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLACK%20HILLS%20AVIATION), [Spearfish, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Spearfish)

## 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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