# N1161C: 1953 Piper PA-22-135, registration cancelled 2012-06-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 7, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A6), [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22-987
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 16, 1956
- Certificate issued: March 24, 1993
- Last registry action: March 18, 2008
- Mode S code: A044FB
- Owner when cancelled: [Opperman Harley J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OPPERMAN%20HARLEY%20J)
- Location: [Sun City, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Sun%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6058° N, 112.2841° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85351, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1161C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1161C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1161C-2012-06-07

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper PA-22-135: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135.md

## 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 LAX69D0081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0081), Aug 9, 1968: Piper PA-22 (N1161C), Fontana, CA, substantial damage

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