# N420FL: 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: January 28, 2026
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=420FL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N420FL

## Aircraft that carried N420FL

- [Cancelled 2026-01-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N420FL-2026-01-28): Raytheon 400A, S/N RK-310, built 2001. Exported to Turkey. Owner: [Flight Options LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLIGHT%20OPTIONS%20LLC), [Cleveland, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Cleveland)
- [Cancelled 1994-05-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N420FL-1994-05-03): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 287125200. Owner: [Austin Steele Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AUSTIN%20STEELE%20AVIATION%20INC), [Winter Park, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Winter%20Park)

## NTSB investigations on N420FL (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 ATL94LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA020), Nov 20, 1993: Piper PA-28-140 (N420FL), Maryville, TN, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE INFLIGHT PLANNING, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION PRIOR TO REACHING THE PLANNED DESTINATION.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N420FL (1)

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 19931120043979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931120043979A), Nov 20, 1993: Piper PA28140 (N420FL), Knoxville, TN, Destroyed. Low on fuel near destination. Engine quit. Hit wires landing on road. Fuel tanks empty. Flew until end fuel range.

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