# N1043G: 1979 Eiriavion PIK 20E, registration cancelled 2014-09-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 9, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Eiriavion PIK 20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/eiriavion-pik-20e) (registry code 5760207)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 20221
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: October 24, 1979
- Certificate issued: January 18, 2000
- Last registry action: January 20, 2009
- Mode S code: A01658
- Owner when cancelled: [Applebay George W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/APPLEBAY%20GEORGE%20W)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1408° N, 106.5146° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87111, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1043G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1043G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1043G-2014-09-09

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Eiriavion PIK 20E: https://openairdocs.org/model/eiriavion-pik-20e.md

## NTSB investigations (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 NYC97LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA127), Jun 23, 1997: Eiriavion PIK-20E (N1043G), Rochester, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather that consisted of downdrafts and his inadequate start procedures that resulted in a forced landing and collision with trees.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19970623048069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970623048069A), Jun 23, 1997: Eirvon PIK20E (N1043G), Rochester, VT, Substantial damage. (-16) The glider, piloted by philip b. stoddard, private certificate #1690050, sel/gl, while at 2700 feet, approximately 1200 feet AGL, encountered an…

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