# N1239C: 1953 Piper PA-22-135, registration cancelled 2012-12-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 13, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- 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: 22-1048
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: August 25, 1966
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A0626D
- Owner when cancelled: [Whalen Walter R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHALEN%20WALTER%20R)
- Location: [Brighton, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Brighton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.5059° N, 83.7812° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48116, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1239C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1239C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1239C-2012-12-13

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 CHI67F0159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0159), Sep 11, 1966: Piper PA-22 (N1239C), Brighton, MI, substantial damage

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