# N2420F: 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: July 3, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2420F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2420F

## Aircraft that carried N2420F

- [Cancelled 2021-07-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2420F-2021-07-03): Piper PA-38-112, S/N 38-79A0433, built 1979. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Everglades Aviation Academy LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EVERGLADES%20AVIATION%20ACADEMY%20LLC), [Weston, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Weston)
- [Cancelled 1965-11-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2420F-1965-11-04): Cessna 180H, S/N 18051620, built 1965. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## NTSB investigations on N2420F (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 ERA21LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA059), Dec 2, 2020: Piper PA38 (N2420F), Pembroke Pines, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel contamination.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2420F (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 20201202020079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201202020079A), Dec 2, 2020: Piper PA-38-112 (N2420F), Pembroke Pines, FL, Substantial damage. CFI and a student pilot were performing touch and go's when on the upwind leg of their 3rd landing a quick burning smell followed by the carbon monoxide…
- [Incident 20030531024259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030531024259I), May 31, 2003: Piper PA38112 (N2420F), Brookshire, TX, Minor damage. (-23) At 4500 feet, enroute to fredericksburg, Texas, lost power. Thereafter could not develop power above idle. On landing in field, struck fence post causing…
- [Incident 19870404016889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870404016889I), Apr 4, 1987: Piper PA38112 (N2420F), Los Angeles, CA, Minor damage. Solo students engine ran rough, landed on a boulevard. Wingtip hit a post. Engine defect to be reported.

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