# N8512C: 1955 Piper PA-22-135, registration cancelled 2013-07-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 16, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 221223
- Year built: 1955
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 18, 1955
- Certificate issued: September 16, 1995
- Last registry action: April 15, 2008
- Mode S code: ABADB0
- Owner when cancelled: [Central Air Parts Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CENTRAL%20AIR%20PARTS%20INC)
- Location: [Staunton, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Staunton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0186° N, 89.8008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 62088, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8512C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8512C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8512C-2013-07-16

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 CHI94LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA238), Jul 15, 1994: Piper PA-22 (N8512C), Harvard, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's excessive taxi speed. A factor in the accident was the wet grass runway.

## 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 19940715027369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940715027369A), Jul 15, 1994: Piper PA22135 (N8512C), Harvard, IL, Substantial damage. Landed wet grass strip. Back taxied nose gear collapsed turning off. Nosed over. Indicates too fast. Side loading.

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