N39620 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-32RT-300T built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 24, 2012. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled".
Piper PA-32RT-300T cancelled September 24, 2012
- Serial number
- 32R-7887123
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1978
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- July 26, 1996
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Bates City, MO - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N39620
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-32R · serial 32R-7887123
A LOOSE (OR MISSING) NUT AND CLIP FOR THE BOTTOM MAGNETO STUD, DUE TO INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE, AND FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE MAGNETO HOUSING FLANGE, WHICH RESTULTED IN AN OIL LEAK, ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, AND A FORCED LANDING. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE NECESSITY FOR THE PILOT TO DELAY EXTENDING THE LANDING GEAR, SO THAT THE AIRPLANE WOULD CLEAR OBSTRUCTIONS AND REACH A FAVORABLE LANDING AREA.
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
