# N8690C: 1953 Piper PA-22-135, registration cancelled 2019-01-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 7, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 22-1320
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 21, 1956
- Certificate issued: September 27, 1978
- Last registry action: February 3, 2015
- Mode S code: ABF2A1
- Owner when cancelled: [Reitan Rodney L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REITAN%20RODNEY%20L)
- Location: [Havre, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Havre)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 48.6899° N, 109.7811° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59501, within about 21 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8690C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8690C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8690C-2019-01-07

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 SEA79DTI09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DTI09), Mar 11, 1979: Piper PA-22 (N8690C), Turner, MT, 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 19790311006009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790311006009A), Mar 11, 1979: Piper PA22135 (N8690C), Turner, MT, Substantial damage. Aircraft failed to stop at end of taxiway. Struck snowbank. Flipped over. Taxi speed and leaky brakes were factors.

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