# N6939K: 1950 Piper PA-20, registration cancelled 2019-01-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 9, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (registry code 7102002)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A4), [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20-43
- Year built: 1950
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 28, 1993
- Certificate issued: June 24, 2015
- Last registry action: June 24, 2015
- Mode S code: A93978
- Owners when cancelled: [Howland Glenn R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOWLAND%20GLENN%20R), [Howland Sharon A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOWLAND%20SHARON%20A)
- Location: [Corvallis, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Corvallis)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 44.4681° N, 123.2938° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97333, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6939K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6939K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6939K-2019-01-09

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 Piper PA-20: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 WPR15LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA190), Jun 18, 2015: Piper PA 20 (N6939K), Yellow Pine, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed decision to go around after realizing that the airplane’s airspeed and altitude were too high, which resulted in an inadequate flare and bounced landing and a subsequent go-around…
- [NTSB WPR13CA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA372), Aug 14, 2013: Piper PA-20 (N6939K), Aurora, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a ground-loop.

## 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 20150618009079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150618009079A), Jun 18, 2015: Piper PA-20 (N6939K), Yellow Pine, ID, Destroyed. The pilot flew the aircraft from joseph, or (jsy) to Johnson Creek, ID (3U2) with 200 lbs of gear (note: the gear that was in the aircraft was weighed on…
- [Accident 20130814015769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130814015769A), Aug 14, 2013: Piper PA-20 (N6939K), Aurora, OR, Substantial damage. In a quartering wind, pilot lost control of aircraft and ground looped while landing rwy 17 (uao)

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