# N820CA: 1972 Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 2005-11-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 17, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32-7300017
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 18, 1972
- Certificate issued: October 10, 2002
- Last registry action: October 18, 2005
- Mode S code: AB310E
- Owner when cancelled: [York Victor S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YORK%20VICTOR%20S)
- Location: [Chesapeake, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Chesapeake)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6550° N, 82.6411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45659, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N820CA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=820CA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N820CA-2005-11-17

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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-32-260: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260.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 NYC03LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA116), May 25, 2003: Piper PA32-260 (N820CA), Huntington, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to position the fuel selector to a tank with adequate fuel for the flight, which resulted in a power loss due to fuel starvation and the subsequent forced landing.

## 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 20030525017709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030525017709A), May 25, 2003: Piper PA32260 (N820CA), Huntington, WV, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was overflying a small, grass-field runway to observe activity associated with eaa fly-in. Engine lost power while on upwind of runway 2 and pilot…

## Other aircraft with N820CA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N820CA): Textron 680A, S/N 680A0134, built 2018
- [Cancelled 2012-07-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N820CA-2012-07-11): CASA CN-235-10, S/N 008. Exported to Togo. Owner: [Fayard Enterprises LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FAYARD%20ENTERPRISES%20LLC), [Wake Forest, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Wake%20Forest)

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