# N8966C: Piper PA-18-135, registration cancelled 1977-01-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 25, 1977
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (registry code 7101820)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18-2946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: AC5ECB
- Owner when cancelled: [Williams Leslie E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIAMS%20LESLIE%20E)
- Location: [Zurich, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Zurich)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8966C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8966C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8966C-1977-01-25

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-18-135: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135.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 SEA76AS078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76AS078), Sep 24, 1976: Piper PA-18 (N8966C), Zurich, MT, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19760924037119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760924037119A), Sep 24, 1976: Piper PA18135 (N8966C), Zurich, MT, Destroyed. Plt blood alcohol level 0.083 .

## Other aircraft with N8966C

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8966C): Beech C35, S/N D-3231

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