# N7120P: Piper PA-24, registration cancelled 1994-01-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 7, 1994
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 242279
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 22, 1983
- Last registry action: March 21, 1991
- Mode S code: A985E1
- Owner when cancelled: [Koger Bobby B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KOGER%20BOBBY%20B)
- Location: [Wendell, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Wendell)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.7859° N, 78.3855° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27591, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7120P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7120P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7120P-1994-01-07

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-24: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24.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 ATL92FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA020), Nov 8, 1991: Piper PA-24 (N7120P), Engelhard, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE SPATIAL DISORIENTATION EXPERIENCED BY THE PILOT, AND HIS INADVERTENT DESCENT INTO THE TERRAIN. A FACTOR WAS THE DARK, NIGHT LIGHTING CONDITION AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 19911107049979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911107049979A), Nov 7, 1991: Piper PA24 (N7120P), Engelhard, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On takeoff into unlighted area in dark night descended into trees. No mechanical problems found.

## Other aircraft with N7120P

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7120P): Beech 65-A90-1, S/N LM-90

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