# N720RP: 1980 Piper PA-32-301, registration cancelled 2023-06-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 21, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-301](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (registry code 7103207)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32-8006027
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 4, 2002
- Certificate issued: July 8, 2011
- Last registry action: March 4, 2023
- Mode S code: A9A511
- Owner when cancelled: [Skyhawk Associates LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKYHAWK%20ASSOCIATES%20LLC)
- Location: [Myerstown, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Myerstown)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 40.3904° N, 76.3150° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 17067, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N720RP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=720RP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N720RP-2023-06-21

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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-32-301: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301.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 ERA22FA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA368), Aug 11, 2022: Piper PA32 (N720RP), Metz, WV, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The non-instrument-rated pilot’s intentional visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions based on latent weather information, which resulted in the airplane entering extreme…

## 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 20220811014439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220811014439A), Aug 11, 2022: Piper PA-32-301 (N720RP), Metz, WV, Substantial damage, 3 fatal. General aviation accident: 3 fatal [privacy data omitted] - PA-32-301 August 11, 2022, aircraft departed from Washington, ind. (Dcy) at 1543 with a destination…

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