Single-engine piston

N8120C

1987 Nanchang CJ-6A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1987
Serial
44-04
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Vedeneyev M14P
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Independence, OR
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Registration record

N8120C on the FAA register

Type
1987 Nanchang CJ-6A
Serial
44-04
Engines
Vedeneyev M14P
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Independence, OR
Certificate issued
2019-06-18
Airworthiness date
2026-02-10
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
AB1325
Mode S (octal)
52611445
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-02-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2019-06-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N8120C to the current registrant.
  • 1999-02-02
    N8120C previously assigned to a Piper Warrior II (s/n 28-8016135); cancelled.
  • 1987
    Manufactured (1987).
  • 1965-11-19
    N8120C previously assigned to a Piper Tri-Pacer (s/n 22-2266); cancelled.
Overview

About N8120C

N8120C is a 1987 Nanchang CJ-6A, serial number 44-04. It is registered to an individual in Independence, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 18, 2019 and expires on June 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Vedeneyev M14P engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated February 10, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8120C. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-05-25 Accident · Fraconia, PA Damage: Substantial NTSB · NYC90LA111
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-161 — a different aircraft that carried the N8120C registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED TO FLARE FOR LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: A POWER LOSS DUE TO OIL EXHAUSTION, THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO CONDUCT AN ADEQUATE PRE-FLIGHT AND DEPARTING WITH THE OIL DIP STICK LOOSE.
1965-09-26 Accident · E.Hartford,Conn., 07 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0923
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-22 — a different aircraft that carried the N8120C registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: AT IMPACT.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.