# N8702C: 1953 Piper PA-22-135, registration cancelled 2013-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 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: [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: 22-1350
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: September 24, 2008
- Last registry action: September 24, 2008
- Mode S code: ABF8F7
- Owners when cancelled: [Varnadoe Theodore R Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VARNADOE%20THEODORE%20R%20JR), [Varnadoe Barbara R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VARNADOE%20BARBARA%20R)
- Location: [Kingsport, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Kingsport)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 36.5269° N, 82.5720° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37660, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8702C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8702C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8702C-2013-05-15

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 DEN79FTM14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTM14), May 18, 1979: Piper PA-22 (N8702C), Panguitch, UT, 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 19790518015109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790518015109A), May 18, 1979: Piper PA22135 (N8702C), Panguitch, UT, Substantial damage. Student pilot experienced power loss & attempted emergency landing on airport. Crashed during downwind landing.

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