# N8779D: 1958 Piper PA-22-160, registration cancelled 2018-01-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 17, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A6), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22-5967
- Year built: 1958
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 17, 1958
- Certificate issued: December 13, 1988
- Last registry action: November 30, 2000
- Mode S code: AC13EE
- Owners when cancelled: [Grady Charles T DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRADY%20CHARLES%20T%20DBA), [Pacific Northwest Airmotive](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PACIFIC%20NORTHWEST%20AIRMOTIVE)
- Location: [Talent, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Talent)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.3276° N, 122.7958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97504, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8779D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8779D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8779D-2018-01-17

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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-22-160: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160.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 LAX88LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA035), Oct 18, 1987: Piper PA-22-160 (N8779D), Tucson, AZ, 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 19871018066819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871018066819A), Oct 18, 1987: Piper PA22160 (N8779D), Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. Engine started after pilot hand propped it. Passenger was unable to stop aircraft. It jumped chocks. Hit a hangar.

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