# N7323K: 1950 Piper PA-20-135, registration cancelled 2023-06-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 21, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-20-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20-135) (registry code 7102010)
- 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: 20-268
- Year built: 1950
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: September 24, 1957
- Certificate issued: August 25, 2020
- Last registry action: March 10, 2023
- Mode S code: A9D544
- Owner when cancelled: [Hellewell Nicolas R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELLEWELL%20NICOLAS%20R)
- Location: [San Luis Obispo, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Luis%20Obispo)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.2359° N, 120.6160° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93401, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7323K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7323K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7323K-2023-06-21

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-20-135: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20-135.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 ERA20LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA305), Aug 31, 2020: Piper PA20 (N7323K), Luray, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot’s continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation, a loss of control, and collision with terrain.
- [NTSB CHI78FEV41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEV41), Jun 28, 1978: Piper PA-20 (N7323K), Galesburg, IL, substantial damage

## 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 20200902018499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200902018499A), Sep 2, 2020: Piper PA-20-135 (N7323K), Luray, VA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On September 2, 2020, at approximately 1400, the Washington FSDO received notification that N7323K, a Piper PA-20, had crashed in shennandoa national park near…
- [Accident 19780628022549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780628022549A), Jun 28, 1978: Piper PA20115 (N7323K), Galesburg, IL, Substantial damage

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