# N8980C: 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: June 27, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8980C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8980C

## Aircraft that carried N8980C

- [Cancelled 2013-06-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8980C-2013-06-27): Piper PA-20-135, S/N 20-1042, built 1953. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Reynolds Albin I](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REYNOLDS%20ALBIN%20I), [North Pole, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/North%20Pole)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8980C (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 19790909048659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790909048659I), Sep 9, 1979: Piper PA20 (N8980C), Cordova, AK, Minor damage. Pilot landed on beach, swerved to avoid ditch. Collapsed left landing gear.

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