# N20879: 1989 Piper PA-31, registration cancelled 1990-05-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 16, 1990
- Exported to: Mexico
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31) (registry code 7103103)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 31-7401243
- Year built: 1989
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: September 13, 1989
- Mode S code: A1B32A
- Owner when cancelled: [Dodson Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DODSON%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Ottawa, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Ottawa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6197° N, 95.2844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66067, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20879
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20879
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20879-1990-05-16

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-31: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19900112005519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900112005519I), Jan 12, 1990: Piper PA31 (N20879), Ottawa, KS, Minor damage. Both engines shut down due to surging. Landed in field. No fuel in lines. Main tanks full. Auxiliary tanks empty.

## Other aircraft with N20879

- [Cancelled 2011-03-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20879-2011-03-03): Crowder John T PROTECH PT2 PROSTAR, S/N 107. Assigned (non-type certificated), pending cancellation
- [Cancelled 2000-09-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20879-2000-09-25): Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, S/N 1442. Owner: [Red Wing Helicopter Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RED%20WING%20HELICOPTER%20CORP), [Woburn, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Woburn)
- [Cancelled 1978-09-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20879-1978-09-20): Piper PA-32-300, S/N 32-7840182. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Interflight Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERFLIGHT%20INC), [Avon Park, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Avon%20Park)

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