# N8974C: Piper PA-22-135, registration cancelled 1973-11-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 16, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 22-1552
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 28, 1973
- Mode S code: AC623C
- Owner when cancelled: [Butler Larry D/Butler Thelma D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUTLER%20LARRY%20D%2FBUTLER%20THELMA%20D)
- Location: [Santa Clara, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Clara)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8974C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8974C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8974C-1973-11-16

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 OAK74AP014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP014-201615), Sep 29, 1973: Piper PA-22 (N8974C), Millville, CA, destroyed, 2 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 19730929031179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730929031179A), Sep 29, 1973: Piper PA22 (N8974C), Millville, CA, Destroyed. Mtl and fabric skin stripped fm wings,canopy departed due excess spd. Plt in cmd presumed at cntrls

## Other aircraft with N8974C

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8974C): Bombardier CL-600-2B19, S/N 7974, built 2004

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