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N7659C

Cancelled 2013
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Deregistered aircraft · 1975 Piper PA-32-260 · Lycoming 0-540 series

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Cancelled
May 9, 2013
Status when cancelled
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Serial number
32-7600006
Year built
1975
Type
Fixed wing single engine
Engine
Reciprocating
Airworthiness
Standard, normal
Airworthiness date
November 26, 1975
Certificate issued
September 18, 1981
Last registry action
March 20, 1997
Mode S code
AA57B1
Owner when cancelled
Smith K A Ray
Location
Spearfish, SD
Owner type
Individual
Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260TCDS A3SO · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered nowEngine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesTCDS E-295 · Reciprocating

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners’ street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N7659C and the event date: after June 6, 1965, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.

NTSB SEA94FA106Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportKellogg, IDFailure of the pilot to maintain aircraft control, due to spatial disorientation, while flying with partial panel, and the design stress limits of the aircraft being exceeded. Factors related to the accident were: failure of the vacuum system, which resulted…Apr 24, 1994 · Destroyed

FAA incident reports · 3

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N7659C and the event date: after June 6, 1965, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.

Accident 19940424047379ADescent · Kellogg, IDCame out of clouds minus tail and wings. Vacumn pump siezed. Indicates spiral dive abrupt pull up. Had partial panelApr 24, 1994 · Destroyed · 1 fatalIncident 19931231051719IDescent · Rapid City, SDAircraft encountered heavy icing and was unable to maintain altitude. Landed safely. Pilot did not receive airmets.Dec 31, 1993Incident 19790609014559ILevel Off Touchdown · Gillette, WYPilot made a hard landing, bounced, applied power, bounced again, nose gear collapsed.Jun 9, 1979 · Minor damage

Other aircraft with N7659C · 1

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. No aircraft carries N7659C now.

1965Douglas B-26C · S/N 44-35582Cancelled Jun 6, 1965 · Osborn W B Jr, San Antonio, TX