# N8971C: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: October 28, 1970
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8971C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8971C

## Aircraft that carried N8971C

- [Cancelled 1970-10-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8971C-1970-10-28): Piper PA-22, S/N 22-1549. Owner: [Beck Vernon C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BECK%20VERNON%20C), [Laurel Springs, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Laurel%20Springs)

## NTSB investigations on N8971C (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 MIA70A0036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70A0036), Aug 3, 1969: Piper PA-22 (N8971C), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 2 fatal

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