# N20BS: 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: February 28, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20BS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20BS

## Aircraft that carried N20BS

- [Cancelled 2020-02-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20BS-2020-02-28): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-22373, built 1966. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Conine W David](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONINE%20W%20DAVID), [Draper, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Draper)
- [Cancelled 1989-08-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20BS-1989-08-14): Maule M-5-220C, S/N 5036C. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## NTSB investigations on N20BS (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 LAX94LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA136), Feb 23, 1994: Piper PA-28-140 (N20BS), Santa Rosa, CA, no damage. Probable cause: A failure of the pilot-in-command to ensure that the powerplant controls were configured properly before moving the aircraft propeller. Inadequate planning/decision making was a factor in this…
- [NTSB MKC89FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA099), Apr 27, 1989: Maule M-5 (N20BS), Ainsworth, NE, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO IFR CONDITIONS AND THE LOSS OF AICRAFT CONTROL DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE CLOUD CONDITIONS AND FOG.
- [NTSB ATL84LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA191), Jun 1, 1984: Maule M-2 (N20BS), Troy, VA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N20BS (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.

- [Incident 20180915019109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180915019109I), Sep 15, 2018: Piper PA-28-140 (N20BS), Monument Valley, UT, Minor damage. Aircraft landed short of the runway in soft terrain, bounced onto the end of the runway, and then slid off the runway and came to rest in soft terrain. During…
- [Accident 19940223010579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940223010579A), Feb 23, 1994: Piper PA28140 (N20BS), Santa Rosa, CA. Unable engage starter. CFI got out to reposition prop. Was hit in head by live prop. Mag switch was still on.
- [Accident 19890427010319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890427010319A), Apr 27, 1989: Maule M5220C (N20BS), Ainsworth, NE, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Lost control climbing out VFR into a low ceiling. Thunderstorms in area. High velocity impact. No atco certificate.

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