# N9059D: Piper PA-22-160, registration cancelled 1981-12-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 17, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22-6202
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 21, 1977
- Mode S code: AC8556
- Owner when cancelled: [Welch James B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELCH%20JAMES%20B)
- Location: [Cleveland, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Cleveland)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9059D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9059D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9059D-1981-12-17

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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-22-160: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160.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 FTW81FRA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRA12), Dec 29, 1980: Piper PA-22 (N9059D), Cleveland, TX, destroyed

## 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 19801229078009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801229078009A), Dec 29, 1980: Piper PA22160 (N9059D), Cleveland, TX, Destroyed. Fire in rudder pedal area on takeoff. Aborted, ran off side of runway. Destroyedby fire. Possible fuel leak.

## Other aircraft with N9059D

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9059D): Gladstone Steve RV6, S/N 20570

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