# N8541C: Piper PA-20-135, registration cancelled 1996-06-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 25, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-20-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20-135) (registry code 7102010)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20999
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 18, 1992
- Last registry action: November 15, 1995
- Mode S code: ABB8B2
- Owner when cancelled: [Brandborg Penn C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRANDBORG%20PENN%20C)
- Location: [Battle Lake, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Battle%20Lake)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.3073° N, 95.6908° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 56515, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8541C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8541C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8541C-1996-06-25

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-20-135: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20-135.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 MKC85LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA058), Feb 17, 1985: Piper PA-20 (N8541C), Waldron, MO, substantial damage

## 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 19850217006979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850217006979A), Feb 17, 1985: Piper PA20135 (N8541C), Waldron, MO, Substantial damage. Ran into a snowbank on the landing roll and overturned. No record of ever having a medical or student certificate

## Other aircraft with N8541C

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8541C): Brandborg Penn C PE 20/14 RANGER, S/N 999, built 1997

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