# N7440K: 1950 Piper PA-20, registration cancelled 2018-03-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 16, 2018
- 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: 20-351
- Year built: 1950
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: March 21, 2000
- Last registry action: June 11, 2013
- Mode S code: AA03C8
- Owners when cancelled: [Parsons Debra J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PARSONS%20DEBRA%20J), [Parsons Anthony C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PARSONS%20ANTHONY%20C)
- Location: [Nome, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Nome)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 64.7421° N, 164.6570° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99762, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7440K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7440K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7440K-2018-03-16

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

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 ANC05CA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA091), Jul 4, 2005: Piper PA-20 (N7440K), Nome, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during the landing roll, which resulted in the collapse of the main landing gear, and a nose over. A factor associated with the accident was a…
- [NTSB ANC85LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA182), Sep 23, 1985: Piper PA-20 (N7440K), Feather River, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC69D0030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69D0030), Aug 19, 1968: Piper PA-20 (N7440K), Nome, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20050704017449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050704017449A), Jul 4, 2005: Piper PA20 (N7440K), Nome, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated: "on rollout at iron creek strip a wind gust under right hand wing lifted it up. Powered back up, landed hard again. Right hand gear…
- [Incident 19940429020489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940429020489I), Apr 29, 1994: Piper PA20 (N7440K), Nome, AK, Minor damage. Pilot struck an oil drum while attempting to taxi around a mud puddle.
- [Accident 19850922046989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850922046989A), Sep 22, 1985: Piper PA20 (N7440K), Feather River, AK, Substantial damage. At touchdown a gust of wind caused loss of directional control. Aircraft flipped over. Area of unpredictable winds.

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