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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N20679

N20679 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Preceptor Aircraft Corp N-3 PUP built in 1993. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 10, 2023. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.

N20679 is reserved by a private party since November 10, 2023. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.

Preceptor Aircraft Corp N-3 PUP cancelled November 10, 2023

Serial number
001
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
Year built
1993
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
June 17, 2011
Last FAA action
January 22, 2023
Last owner
Hughes Michael D (Co-owned)
Erie, CO
Airworthiness
Experimental · Registered before Jan 31, 2008

Cessna 172M cancelled July 14, 2004

Serial number
17261486
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
Year built
1973
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
January 22, 1998
Last FAA action
May 18, 2004
Last owner
Landed Gentry Development INC (Corporation)
Burlington, WA
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

Luscombe 8A cancelled August 15, 1944

Serial number
833
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 26, 1944
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Herrmann $ Wilson INC (Corporation)
Reno, NV
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N20679

FTW03LA177Accident on June 25, 2003 at Bristow, OK: serious injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172M · serial 20679

The pilot's premature retracting of the flaps, and his failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site