# N8957D: 1958 Piper PA-22-160, registration cancelled 2014-11-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 20, 2014
- 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: 22-6120
- Year built: 1958
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 20, 1958
- Certificate issued: February 8, 1999
- Last registry action: February 19, 2008
- Mode S code: AC5B38
- Owner when cancelled: [Ripley Jimmy C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RIPLEY%20JIMMY%20C)
- Location: [Frederick, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Frederick)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.3980° N, 98.9359° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 73542, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8957D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8957D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8957D-2014-11-20

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 CEN11LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA350), May 20, 2011: Piper PA-22-160 (N8957D), Frederick, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight fire for undetermined reasons.

## 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 20110520014949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110520014949A), May 20, 2011: Piper PA-22-160 (N8957D), Frederick, OK, Destroyed. In flight fire started in engine compartment. Pilot landed in a stubble field. He and the one passenger escaped the airplane just before it exploded and burned…

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