# N8279C: 1954 Piper PA-22-135, registration cancelled 2017-06-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 29, 2017
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206)
- 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: 22-2355
- Year built: 1954
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 2, 1956
- Last registry action: June 28, 2017
- Mode S code: AB4E72
- Location: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8279C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8279C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8279C-2017-06-29

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-22-135: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135.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 SEA08CA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA150), Jun 2, 2008: Piper PA-22-135 (N8279C), Logan, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was a crosswind wind gust.

## 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 20080602835629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080602835629A), Jun 2, 2008: Piper PA22135 (N8279C), Logan, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) After touching down during the planned wheel landing the pilot states that just as the tail wheel dropped the aircraft veered to the left. When the right…

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