# N6980K: 1950 Piper PA-20, registration cancelled 2013-08-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 20, 2013
- 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: 20-85
- Year built: 1950
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: November 15, 1955
- Certificate issued: November 4, 1980
- Last registry action: October 6, 1997
- Mode S code: A94AD0
- Owner when cancelled: [Van Eaton Daniel H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAN%20EATON%20DANIEL%20H)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6980K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6980K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6980K-2013-08-20

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

## 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.

- [Incident 19791229000319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791229000319I), Dec 29, 1979: Piper PA20 (N6980K), Chugiak, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft struck snow berm during landing.
- [Incident 19790903034219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790903034219I), Sep 3, 1979: Piper PA20 (N6980K), Skwentna, AK, Minor damage. During sandbar landing gear collapsed. Gear assembly #12582-01 had preistent crack.

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