# N7659C: 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 9, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7659C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7659C

## Aircraft that carried N7659C

- [Cancelled 2013-05-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7659C-2013-05-09): Piper PA-32-260, S/N 32-7600006, built 1975. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Smith K A Ray](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20K%20A%20RAY), [Spearfish, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Spearfish)
- [Cancelled 1965-06-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7659C-1965-06-06): Douglas B-26C, S/N 44-35582. Owner: [Osborn W B Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OSBORN%20W%20B%20JR), [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)

## NTSB investigations on N7659C (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 SEA94FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA106), Apr 24, 1994: Piper PA-32-260 (N7659C), Kellogg, ID, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL, DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION, WHILE FLYING WITH PARTIAL PANEL, AND THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT BEING EXCEEDED. FACTORS RELATED TO THE…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N7659C (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 19940424047379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940424047379A), Apr 24, 1994: Piper PA32260 (N7659C), Kellogg, ID, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Came out of clouds minus tail and wings. Vacumn pump siezed. Indicates spiral dive abrupt pull up. Had partial panel
- [Incident 19931231051719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931231051719I), Dec 31, 1993: Piper PA32260 (N7659C), Rapid City, SD. Aircraft encountered heavy icing and was unable to maintain altitude. Landed safely. Pilot did not receive airmets.
- [Incident 19790609014559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790609014559I), Jun 9, 1979: Piper PA32260 (N7659C), Gillette, WY, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing, bounced, applied power, bounced again, nose gear collapsed.

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