- Manufacturer (registry)
- PITCAIRN
- Model
- PA-20
- Registry code
- 7181101
- Registered
- 0 aircraft
- Type
- Gyroplane
- Engines
- 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats
- 2
- Weight class
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification
- Type certificated
Model codes come from the FAA registry’s reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 0
ADs whose products match this airframe model. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or configuration.
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Registered aircraft · 0
No aircraft currently registered with this model
NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to aircraft with this modelMatched through the registry by N-number, so foreign aircraft and some older cases aren’t counted.
FAA incident reports
No reports matched to aircraft of this modelMatched through the registry by N-number, so foreign aircraft and some older reports aren’t counted.
Service difficulty reports · 10
SDR SO11200516386Arm · brokenUPON LANDING, PILOT REPORTED NO CONTROL OF TAIL WHEEL STEERING AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF CONTROL. VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED RUDDER TO TAIL WHEEL STEERING ARM HAD BROKEN JUST OB OF A PREVIOUS WELD/BRAZE REPAIR.SDR 2003FA0000452Placard · missingDURING ANNUAL INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ORIGIONAL MFG DATA TAG WAS NOT ON THE AIRCRAFT. USUALLY LOCATED ON THE FLOORBOARD NEAR THE BATTERY BOX. A HANDMADE TAG WAS FOUND RIVETED TO THE FIREWALL. MFG RECORDS INDICATE THAT THE CORRECT FUSELAGE SERISDR 2003FA0000498Spring · failedDURING TAXI TO POSITION FOR TAKEOFF, THE RIGHT RUDDER RETURN SPRING FAILED AT THE ATTACHMENT HOOK TO THE CABLE BELLCRACK. THE PILOT HEARD A NOISE BUT DID NOT REALIZE THE SPRING HAD FAILED UNTIL LATE IN THE ROLLOUT. THE FLIGHT CYCLE WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT EVENSDR CA990614030Lift Strut · corroded(CAN) DURING ROUTINE ANNUAL INSPECTION TO ACCOMPLISH AWD 99-01-05, FRONT STRUT WAS FOUND CORRODED THROUGH NEW N2 FILLED STRUTS AND FORK ENDS ORDERED FROM UNIVAIR.SDR CA990318046Blade · corroded(CAN) DEEP CORROSION ON PROPELLER THRUST FACE. EXTRA WORK WAS REQUIRED TO REMOVE CORROSION IAW SENSENICH MANUAL SPRM 590.SDR 98ZZZX2716Cylinder · defectiveTWO OF FOUR NEW COMPLETE CYLINDER ASSEMBLIES WERE DEFECTIVE. ONE CYLINDER HAD BEAT ROCKER SHAFT BOSSES, THE OTHER HAD A CRACK IN THE EXHAUST PORT.SDR 98ZZZX2715Cylinder · defectiveTWO OF FOUR NEW COMPLETE CYLINDER ASSEMBLIES WERE DEFECTIVE. ONE CYLINDER HAD BEAT ROCKER SHAFT BOSSES, THE OTHER HAD A CRACK IN THE EXHAUST PORT.SDR 98ZZZX2677Cylinder · crackedDURING THE ANUAL INSPECTION, DISCOVERED CRACKS IN THREE OF FOUR CYLINDERS. THE CRACKS WERE LOCATED IN THE EXHAUST PORT. A CYLINDER COMPRESSION CHECK DID NOT REVEAL THE CRACKS. THE CRACKS ARE ONLY DETECTED BY VISUAL INSPECTION. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDED VISUAL ISDR 97ZZZX4618Hose Fitting · pluggedTHIS AIRCRAFT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. ON CLIMB-OUT, AIRCRAFT LOST POWER. LANDED ON LAST 100 FEET OF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT NOSE-OVER, AND CAME TO A STOP INVERTED. AFTER REPAIR, NEW OWNER WAS INSPECTING FUEL SYSTEM AND FOUND RT FUEL TANK AFT OUTLET FITTING CSDR 97ZZZX2787Bellcrank · crackedINSPECTION FOUND LT FLAP BELLCRANK CRACKED. REF: PIPER SB 109.
Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT sdr_id, difficulty_date, n_number, aircraft_make, aircraft_model, part_name, part_condition, jasc_code, discrepancy FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_service_difficulty_report.parquet' WHERE aircraft_model_key = 'PA20' ORDER BY difficulty_date DESC"
Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
SELECT sdr_id, difficulty_date, n_number, aircraft_make, aircraft_model, part_name, part_condition, jasc_code, discrepancy FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_service_difficulty_report.parquet' WHERE aircraft_model_key = 'PA20' ORDER BY difficulty_date DESC
Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
The same model under other registry codes
Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.
Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT m.code, m.manufacturer, m.model, count(g.n_number) AS aircraft
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_model.parquet' m LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_registration.parquet' g ON g.aircraft_model_code = m.code
WHERE m.match_key = 'PA20' AND m.code NOT IN ('7181101')
GROUP BY ALL
ORDER BY aircraft DESC
LIMIT 12"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
SELECT m.code, m.manufacturer, m.model, count(g.n_number) AS aircraft
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_model.parquet' m LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_registration.parquet' g ON g.aircraft_model_code = m.code
WHERE m.match_key = 'PA20' AND m.code NOT IN ('7181101')
GROUP BY ALL
ORDER BY aircraft DESC
LIMIT 12Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.