# N7798K: Piper PA-20, registration cancelled 1980-09-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 11, 1980
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 20-627
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 19, 1970
- Mode S code: AA8DF0
- Owner when cancelled: [Pinkston Milton D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PINKSTON%20MILTON%20D)
- Location: [Seward, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Seward)
- Owner type: Partnership
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7798K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7798K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7798K-1980-09-11

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.

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 MKC79FCQ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCQ23), May 19, 1979: Piper PA-20 (N7798K), Radium, KS, destroyed

## 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 19790519010689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790519010689A), May 19, 1979: Piper PA20 (N7798K), Radium, KS, Destroyed. Pilot flew low over residence. Allowed aircraft to settle into trees.

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