# N8490D: 1958 Piper PA-22-160, registration cancelled 1974-05-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 10, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22-5717
- Year built: 1958
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 7, 1973
- Mode S code: ABA3A4
- Owner when cancelled: [Elquist Alan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ELQUIST%20ALAN)
- Location: [Battle Mountain, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Battle%20Mountain)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8490D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8490D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8490D-1974-05-10

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-22-160: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160.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 DEN74AD045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74AD045), Mar 23, 1974: Piper PA-22 (N8490D), Cedar City, UT, destroyed, 4 fatal

## 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 19740323009039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740323009039A), Mar 23, 1974: Piper PA22160 (N8490D), Cedar City, UT, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Entrd narrow canyon ovr gwt. Un to outclimb rising terrain. Rcvrd 3/24/74.student plt r seat.

## Other aircraft with N8490D

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8490D): Robinson Helicopter R22 ALPHA, S/N 0403, built 1984

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