# N7653K: Piper PA-20, registration cancelled 2024-08-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 10, 2024
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 20-473
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 6, 1955
- Last registry action: July 17, 2024
- Mode S code: AA56E6
- Location: [Cullman, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Cullman)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.2368° N, 86.7302° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 35058, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7653K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7653K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7653K-2024-08-10

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 ERA09CA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA246), Apr 9, 2009: Piper PA20 (N7653K), Scranton, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate compensation for wind conditions during landing. Contributing to the accident was the distraction of smoke in the cockpit.

## 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.

- [Incident 20160213000799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160213000799I), Feb 13, 2016: Piper PA-20 (N7653K), Evansville, TN, No damage. Engine failed in cruise flight. Engine had a large hole in nose section of engine case. Several large cracks were documented.
- [Accident 20090409004749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090409004749A), Apr 9, 2009: Piper PA20 (N7653K), Wilkes-Barre/S, PA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated that he began to get smoke in the cockpit from an unknown source. He had taken off on runway 22 and was approximately 300' above the runway…

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