# N7646K: 1950 Piper PA-20, registration cancelled 2013-07-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 23, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (registry code 7102002)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A4), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20-467
- Year built: 1950
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 5, 1968
- Certificate issued: June 11, 1981
- Last registry action: August 24, 1984
- Mode S code: AA5398
- Owners when cancelled: [Tomlin Melvin DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOMLIN%20MELVIN%20DBA), [Mt Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MT%20AIRCRAFT)
- Location: [Grapevine, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Grapevine)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9420° N, 97.0799° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76051, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7646K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7646K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7646K-2013-07-23

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (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 FTW79DPG71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG71), Aug 3, 1979: Piper PA-20 (N7646K), Red Star, AR, substantial damage

## 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 19790803019069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790803019069A), Aug 3, 1979: Piper PA20 (N7646K), Red Star, AR, Substantial damage. Engine stopped enroute. Landed in tree tops. Found both magnetos malfunctioned.

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