# N4970Z: 1961 Piper PA-22-108, registration cancelled 2012-12-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 18, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A6), [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22-8574
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 23, 1961
- Certificate issued: August 2, 1988
- Last registry action: August 1, 1997
- Mode S code: A62C89
- Owner when cancelled: [Mershon Conrad](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERSHON%20CONRAD)
- Location: [St Simons Is, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/St%20Simons%20Is)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.2572° N, 81.3420° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 31522, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4970Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4970Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4970Z-2012-12-18

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 Piper PA-22-108: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108.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 MIA69F0028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0028), Jun 20, 1968: Piper PA-22 (N4970Z), Scottsboro, AL, substantial damage

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