# N20822: 1988 Valentin TAIFUN 17 E II, registration cancelled 2013-11-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 7, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Valentin TAIFUN 17 E II](https://openairdocs.org/model/valentin-taifun-17-e-ii) (registry code 05614UE)
- Engine: [Limbach L2400](https://openairdocs.org/engine/limbach-l2400) (registry code 38603)
- Serial number: 1116
- Year built: 1988
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: April 9, 2008
- Certificate issued: June 16, 2008
- Last registry action: June 30, 2008
- Mode S code: A1B274
- Owner when cancelled: [Melendy Allan R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MELENDY%20ALLAN%20R)
- Location: [Canon City, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Canon%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.5424° N, 105.4235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81212, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20822
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20822
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20822-2013-11-07

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Valentin TAIFUN 17 E II: https://openairdocs.org/model/valentin-taifun-17-e-ii.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 WPR09LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA222), Apr 24, 2009: Valentin Taifun 17 E II (N20822), Mammoth Lakes, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain while maneuvering in a canyon.

## 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 20090424013449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090424013449A), Apr 24, 2009: Valent TAIFUN17EII (N20822), Mammoth Lakes, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) A valentin taifun 17 e ii motor-glider, collided with terrain under unknown circumstances near Mammoth Lakes, California. The airplane sustained…

## Other aircraft with N20822

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20822): DJI AGRAS T50, S/N 158F6BUB245M001SW3
- [Cancelled 1976-04-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20822-1976-04-26): Cessna 172M, S/N 17263847. Exported to Canada. Owner: [R F B Enterprises](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/R%20F%20B%20ENTERPRISES), [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)
- [Cancelled 1948-05-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20822-1948-05-26): Piper J-3, S/N 2122, built 1938. Owner: [Clark Doris Elise](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLARK%20DORIS%20ELISE), [Buffalo, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Buffalo)

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