# N8688C: Piper PA-22-135, registration cancelled 1971-01-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 4, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22-1359
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 15, 1967
- Mode S code: ABF002
- Owner when cancelled: [John P Swartz](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHN%20P%20SWARTZ)
- Location: [South Bend, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/South%20Bend)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8688C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8688C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8688C-1971-01-04

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 CHI67A0109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0109), Mar 26, 1967: Piper PA-22 (N8688C), Mishawaka, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N8688C

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8688C): Bombardier CL-600-2B19, S/N 7688, built 2002

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