# N8274C: 1954 Piper PA-22, registration cancelled 2018-03-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 6, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202)
- 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: 22-2349
- Year built: 1954
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 26, 1955
- Certificate issued: October 27, 1994
- Last registry action: January 14, 2013
- Mode S code: AB4DC3
- Owner when cancelled: [Gruen Huston H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRUEN%20HUSTON%20H)
- Location: [Vancouver, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Vancouver)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.6195° N, 122.5772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98664, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8274C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8274C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8274C-2018-03-06

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: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22.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 SEA92LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA218), Sep 29, 1992: Piper PA-22-135 (N8274C), Troutdale, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: SEPARATION OF THE NUMBER 3 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE HEAD AND OVERLOADING OF THE NOSE GEAR STRUT. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNEVEN TERRAIN.

## 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 19920929042979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920929042979A), Sep 29, 1992: Piper PA22135 (N8274C), Troutdale, OR, Substantial damage. Lost partial power. Nosed over landing in a field. NR3 exhaust valve broke. Blew igniter out of cylinder head.

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