# N7791K: Piper PA-20, registration cancelled 1989-03-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 22, 1989
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (registry code 7102002)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20617
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: AA8CFB
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7791K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7791K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7791K-1989-03-22

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 CHI88FA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA203), Sep 5, 1988: Piper PA-20 (N7791K), Claypool, IN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A SUFFICIENT VISUAL LOOKOUT AND PERFORM A PULL UP IN TIME TO AVOID COLLISION WITH A TREE.

## 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 19880905036769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880905036769A), Sep 5, 1988: Piper PA20 (N7791K), Claypool, IN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Buzzed area of parents home. Struck a lone high tree and spun into ground.

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