# N1970A: Piper PA-20, registration cancelled 1997-03-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 13, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 20879
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 26, 1978
- Last registry action: January 15, 1997
- Mode S code: A18485
- Owner when cancelled: [Reynolds Albin I](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REYNOLDS%20ALBIN%20I)
- Location: [North Pole, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/North%20Pole)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 64.7739° N, 147.2672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99705, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1970A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1970A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1970A-1997-03-13

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 MKC82DA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA139), Aug 9, 1982: Piper PA-20 (N1970A), Scottsbluff, NE, substantial damage

## 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 19820809035289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820809035289A), Aug 9, 1982: Piper PA20 (N1970A), Scottsbluff, NE, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on takeoff roll, veered off runway, collapsed gear. Plugged brake master cylinder port.

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