# N127X: Piper PA-20, registration cancelled 2000-06-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 20, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (registry code 7102002)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20-860
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 11, 1998
- Last registry action: July 11, 1998
- Mode S code: A06FC0
- Owner when cancelled: [Self Maxwell J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SELF%20MAXWELL%20J)
- Location: [Fort Scott, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Fort%20Scott)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.8298° N, 94.7589° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66701, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N127X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=127X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N127X-2000-06-20

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Piper PA-20: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20.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 CHI98LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA294), Aug 2, 1998: Piper 20 (N127X), Andover, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor associated with the accident were the trees which the airplane contacted and the low altitude at which the loss of power occurred.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19980801028389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980801028389A), Aug 1, 1998: Piper PA20 (N127X), Andover, KS, Substantial damage. The pilot reported that at an altitude of 60 to 70 feet above the ground a sudden loss of power occurred followed by a 'rapid descent' into a line of trees at…
- [Incident 19920731032379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920731032379I), Jul 31, 1992: Piper PA20 (N127X), Joplin, MO. Oil on windshield. Loss of oil pressure. Forced landing in field. Found a broken NR4 connecting rod.

## Other aircraft with N127X

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N127X): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40, S/N 40.438, built 2004

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