# N8971C: Piper PA-22, registration cancelled 1970-10-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 28, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22-1549
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 9, 1969
- Mode S code: AC61D3
- Owner when cancelled: [Beck Vernon C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BECK%20VERNON%20C)
- Location: [Laurel Springs, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Laurel%20Springs)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8971C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8971C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8971C-1970-10-28

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: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22.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 MIA70A0036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70A0036), Aug 3, 1969: Piper PA-22 (N8971C), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 2 fatal

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