# N8937C: Piper PA-22-135, registration cancelled 2001-04-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 11, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22-1536
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 13, 1995
- Last registry action: February 20, 2001
- Mode S code: AC53C9
- Owner when cancelled: [Van Loan Dana](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAN%20LOAN%20DANA)
- Location: [Fort Plain, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Fort%20Plain)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.9369° N, 74.6587° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 13339, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8937C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8937C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8937C-2001-04-11

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 NYC99FA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99FA181), Jul 24, 1999: Piper PA 22-135 (N8937C), Palatine, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot was impaired by an illegal drug, and entered an inadvertent stall/spin.

## 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 19990724009459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990724009459A), Jul 24, 1999: Piper PA22135 (N8937C), Palatine, NY, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Acft crashed into a field under unknown circumstances, the pilot/sole occupant suffered fatal injuries, the acft has substantial damage. (-23)during a left…
- [Incident 19810822089569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810822089569I), Aug 22, 1981: Piper PA22135 (N8937C), Stormville, NY. Pilot aborted takeoff when engine lost power as he switched tanks, overran runway when brake cylinder casting broke

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.