# N8983C: 1953 Piper PA-22, registration cancelled 2013-09-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 11, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A6), [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22-1561
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 19, 1956
- Certificate issued: November 15, 1982
- Last registry action: November 30, 1991
- Mode S code: AC65D0
- Owner when cancelled: [Kramer Martin F W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KRAMER%20MARTIN%20F%20W)
- Location: [St Petersburg, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/St%20Petersburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 27.7883° N, 82.6775° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33713, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8983C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8983C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8983C-2013-09-11

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-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 MIA83FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA145), May 23, 1983: Piper PA-22 (N8983C), Pompano Beach, FL, 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 19830523023059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830523023059A), May 23, 1983: Piper PA22 (N8983C), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Destroyed. Encountered turbulence and/or downdraft on final. Went around but could not stop descending turn into a canal.

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