# N8PD: 1977 Donofrio CHECKMATE, registration cancelled 2017-10-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 26, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Donofrio CHECKMATE](https://openairdocs.org/model/donofrio-checkmate) (registry code 0561319)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 1
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 25, 1980
- Certificate issued: June 6, 2011
- Last registry action: June 7, 2011
- Mode S code: AADE74
- Owners when cancelled: [Plake Jeffrey S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLAKE%20JEFFREY%20S), [Ward Michael H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARD%20MICHAEL%20H)
- Location: [Corpus Christi, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Corpus%20Christi)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 27.3945° N, 97.3258° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78418, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8PD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8PD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8PD-2017-10-26

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 Donofrio CHECKMATE: https://openairdocs.org/model/donofrio-checkmate.md

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