N7659C is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-32-260 built in 1975. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 9, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Piper PA-32-260 cancelled May 9, 2013
- Serial number
- 32-7600006
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1975
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- September 18, 1981
- Last FAA action
- March 20, 1997
- Last owner
- Smith K A Ray (Individual)
Spearfish, SD - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Douglas B-26C cancelled June 6, 1965
- Serial number
- 44-35582
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- June 30, 1958
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Osborn W B JR (Individual)
San Antonio, TX - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N7659C
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-32-260 · serial 7600006
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL, DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION, WHILE FLYING WITH PARTIAL PANEL, AND THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT BEING EXCEEDED. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: FAILURE OF THE VACUUM SYSTEM, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INOPERATIVE ATTITUDE INDICATOR, AND THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
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