N7742P is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-24 built in 1961. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 17, 2020. The last status on file was "valid registration".
N7742P is reserved by Southwest Airlines CO. since July 16, 2025. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on May 16, 2027.
Piper PA-24 cancelled January 17, 2020
- Serial number
- 24-2956
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1961
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- June 9, 2005
- Last FAA action
- March 10, 2017
- Last owner
- Schenk Richard J (Individual)
Great Bend, KS - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N7742P
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA 24 · serial 24-2956
The airplane’s degraded performance due to high-density altitude and gusting wind conditions, which resulted in its inability to maintain altitude during the initial takeoff climb. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of experience with high altitude flying and his decision to depart in high-density altitude and gusting wind 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