# N1231C: 1953 Piper PA-20-135, registration cancelled 2023-03-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 4, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-20-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20-135) (registry code 7102010)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A4), [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20-967
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 24, 1956
- Certificate issued: November 7, 2019
- Last registry action: November 7, 2019
- Mode S code: A06155
- Owner when cancelled: [Humphrey Neal R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUMPHREY%20NEAL%20R)
- Location: [Wesley Chapel, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Wesley%20Chapel)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 28.2683° N, 82.2912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33545, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1231C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1231C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1231C-2023-03-04

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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-20-135: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20-135.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 WPR22LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA238), Jun 27, 2022: Piper PA20 (N1231C), Challis, ID, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's turn towards rising terrain with limited climb performance and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from terrain that resulted in an impact with terrain.

## 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 20220626011409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220626011409A), Jun 26, 2022: Piper PA-20-135 (N1231C), Challis, ID, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft took off from Lower Loon Creek airstrip (C34) at 1930 with a high density altitude on June 26, 2022 and crashed several minutes later with no…

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