# N7742P: 1961 Piper PA-24, registration cancelled 2020-01-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 17, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 24-2956
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 12, 1961
- Certificate issued: June 9, 2005
- Last registry action: March 10, 2017
- Mode S code: AA7A8F
- Owner when cancelled: [Schenk Richard J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHENK%20RICHARD%20J)
- Location: [Great Bend, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Great%20Bend)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.3529° N, 98.7981° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67530, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7742P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7742P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7742P-2020-01-17

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-24: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24.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 WPR20FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20FA008), Oct 20, 2019: Piper PA 24 (N7742P), Angel Fire, NM, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The airplane’s degraded performance due to high-density altitude and gusting wind conditions, which resulted in its inability to maintain altitude during the initial takeoff climb. Contributing to…

## 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 20191020020289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191020020289A), Oct 20, 2019: Piper PA-24 (N7742P), Angel Fire, NM, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On October 20, 2019, at 0848 MDT, a 1961 Piper PA-24, N7742P registered to richard j. schenk, crashed after departing Angel Fire airport (axx), Angel Fire, new…

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