# N39520: 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: November 4, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=39520
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39520

## Aircraft that carried N39520

- [Cancelled 2013-11-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39520-2013-11-04): Piper PA-32RT-300T, S/N 32R-7887099, built 1978. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Aircraft Salvage Rebuld Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20SALVAGE%20REBULD%20INC), [Omak, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Omak)
- [Cancelled 1954-04-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39520-1954-04-28): Aeronca 65-TAL, S/N L4862TA, built 1942. Owner: [Lajcak Stephan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAJCAK%20STEPHAN), [Moquah, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Moquah)

## NTSB investigations on N39520 (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 LAX89LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA186), May 24, 1989: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N39520), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE BEHIND THE B-737 WHICH RESULTED IN THE INADVERTENT ENCOUNTER WITH WAKE TURBULENCE.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N39520 (2)

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 19890523012649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890523012649A), May 23, 1989: Piper PA32RT300T (N39520), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Cleared to land behind a 737 got in to wake, snap rolled and impacted runway upright but at a high rate of descent.
- [Incident 19800208023299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800208023299I), Feb 8, 1980: Piper PA32RT300T (N39520), Santa Monica, CA. Pilot declared an emergency due to smoke in cockpit, caused by a loose wire in the electrical system.

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