# N20342: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: May 6, 2019
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20342
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20342

## Aircraft that carried N20342

- [Cancelled 2019-05-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20342-2019-05-06): Schmidt Steve RV7A, S/N 70204, built 2003. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Schmidt Steve](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHMIDT%20STEVE), [Northport, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Northport)
- [Cancelled 1976-03-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20342-1976-03-16): Cessna 172M, S/N 17261205. Owner: [Bettencourt Oliver A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BETTENCOURT%20OLIVER%20A), [Chino, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Chino)

## NTSB investigations on N20342 (3)

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 CEN18LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA295), Jul 24, 2018: Vans RV7A (N20342), Princeton, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A flat nosewheel tire, which resulted in the pilot’s inability to maintain directional control on landing.
- [NTSB SEA06CA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA086), Apr 26, 2006: Schmidt RV7A (N20342), Northport, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing flare/touchdown. Factors contributing to the accident included the gusty wind and soft terrain conditions which resulted in the…
- [NTSB LAX76FUG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUG32), Feb 1, 1976: Cessna 172 (N20342), Yucca Valley, CA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N20342 (3)

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 20180724021399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180724021399A), Jul 24, 2018: Schmidt Steve RV7A (N20342), Princeton, MN, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed with flat/low nose tire. Flipped over in soft sand & grass alongside runway. Aircraft landed on the numbers but continued for 1500 feet…
- [Accident 20060426007049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060426007049A), Apr 26, 2006: Amtr RV7A (N20342), Northport, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] of N20342 made a hard landing at his private airport near Northport, WA. According to the pilot the winds were…
- [Accident 19760201001419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760201001419A), Feb 1, 1976: Cessna 172M (N20342), Yucca Valley, CA, Destroyed. Hit concrete wall. Full flaps on go arnd.

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