# N535CG: Gerdes Chester AIRCAMPER, registration cancelled 1992-02-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 19, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Gerdes Chester AIRCAMPER](https://openairdocs.org/model/gerdes-chester-aircamper) (registry code 7040275)
- Serial number: 535
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 26, 1988
- Last registry action: December 21, 1991
- Mode S code: A6C339
- Owner when cancelled: [Gerdes Chester](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GERDES%20CHESTER)
- Location: [Benson, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Benson)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.8556° N, 89.1320° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 61516, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N535CG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=535CG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N535CG-1992-02-19

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Gerdes Chester AIRCAMPER: https://openairdocs.org/model/gerdes-chester-aircamper.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 CHI90DEV09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEV09), Aug 7, 1990: Pietenpol AIR Camper (N535CG), Minonk, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INATTENTION TO VISUAL LOOKOUT.

## 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 19900807030909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900807030909A), Aug 7, 1990: Amtrpl AIRCAMPER (N535CG), Minonk, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck a power pole crossbar and crashed nearly inverted. Was observed flying over roadway at 20 to 30 feet AGL.

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