# N9712D: 1959 Piper PA-22-160, registration cancelled 2018-03-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 16, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A6), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22-6624
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 4, 1959
- Certificate issued: December 9, 2013
- Last registry action: December 9, 2013
- Mode S code: AD89FE
- Owner when cancelled: [Nevalainer Robert J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEVALAINER%20ROBERT%20J)
- Location: [Kabetogama, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Kabetogama)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 48.3714° N, 93.2100° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 56669, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9712D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9712D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9712D-2018-03-16

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 WPR15FA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA215), Jul 11, 2015: Piper PA 22-160 (N9712D), Twin Sisters Mtn, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into mountainous terrain.

## 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 20150711012559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150711012559A), Jul 11, 2015: Piper PA-22-160 (N9712D), Acme, WA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft was on a VFR cross country flight originating in Minnesota. No flight plan information exists for this flight. Family and friends stated that this…

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