# N8731C: 1954 Piper PA-22, registration cancelled 2015-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202)
- 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: 22-1383
- Year built: 1954
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 19, 1954
- Certificate issued: October 2, 1998
- Last registry action: December 18, 2007
- Mode S code: AC03F9
- Owner when cancelled: [Vines Douglas O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VINES%20DOUGLAS%20O)
- Location: [Moses Lake, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Moses%20Lake)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.1468° N, 119.3158° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98837, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8731C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8731C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8731C-2015-05-15

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: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 FTW97LA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA337), Sep 3, 1997: Piper PA-22 (N8731C), Saratoga, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to consult airplane performance data based upon the weather conditions that prevailed. Factors were terrain induced turbulence and high density altitude.
- [NTSB MKC80FCD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCD04), Oct 28, 1979: Piper PA-22 (N8731C), Des Moines, IA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19970903047879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970903047879A), Sep 3, 1997: Piper PA22 (N8731C), Saratoga, WY, Substantial damage. (-16) Pilot consideration of aircraft limitations and performance was inadequate during high density altitude flight operations.
- [Accident 19791028030379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791028030379A), Oct 28, 1979: Piper PA22135 (N8731C), Des Moines, IA, Substantial damage. Pilot failed to correct for drift on landing. Aircraft ran off runway and turned over.

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