# N8901C: 1953 Piper PA-20-135, registration cancelled 2020-12-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 5, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-20-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20-135) (registry code 7102010)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A4), [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20-1032
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: September 28, 1955
- Certificate issued: May 8, 2002
- Last registry action: August 21, 2017
- Mode S code: AC47D2
- Owners when cancelled: [Fisher Douglas W Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FISHER%20DOUGLAS%20W%20TRUSTEE), [Hegland Jean A Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEGLAND%20JEAN%20A%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Healdsburg, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Healdsburg)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6230° N, 122.8891° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95448, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8901C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8901C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8901C-2020-12-05

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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-20-135: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20-135.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 SEA01LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA137), Jul 19, 2001: Piper PA-20-135 (N8901C), Redmond, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during landing. A factor was variable winds.

## 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 20010719016499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010719016499A), Jul 19, 2001: Piper PA20135 (N8901C), Redmond, OR, No damage. (.19) On July 19, 2001, approximately 1308 pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-20-135 airplane, N8901C, was substantially damaged in a ground loop during landing…

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