# N4980M: 1948 Piper PA-11, registration cancelled 2015-05-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 19, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-11](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (registry code 7101102)
- Engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-691](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-691), [TCDS E-252](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 11-469
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: February 28, 1956
- Certificate issued: January 3, 2001
- Last registry action: March 22, 2010
- Mode S code: A63034
- Owner when cancelled: [Hinkle T J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HINKLE%20T%20J)
- Location: [Port Moller, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Port%20Moller)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 55.2663° N, 162.8050° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99571, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4980M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4980M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4980M-2015-05-19

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-11: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11.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 ANC78DAG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG27), Feb 19, 1978: Piper PA-11 (N4980M), Kasilof, AK, substantial damage

## 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 19780219002059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780219002059A), Feb 19, 1978: Piper PA11 (N4980M), Kasilof, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot was contour flying and struck wires.

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