# N8993C: Piper PA-22-135, registration cancelled 1977-10-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 28, 1977
- 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: 22-1569
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 13, 1972
- Mode S code: AC6987
- Owner when cancelled: [Simmons Elvin C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIMMONS%20ELVIN%20C)
- Location: [Roise, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Roise)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8993C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8993C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8993C-1977-10-28

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 SEA77FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FA036), May 30, 1977: Piper PA-22 (N8993C), Horseshoe Bend, ID, 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 19770530023079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770530023079A), May 30, 1977: Piper PA22135 (N8993C), Horseshoe Bend, ID, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pwr loss,switched tanks. Lndd on ridge,cont into rocky ravine.l tank empty,selector on r.fnd 5/31.

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