N4948M1951 Piper PA-20
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Apr 13, 2017.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched2 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- Nion LLC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- New Century, KS
- Certificate issued
- May 25, 2004
- Canceled
- Apr 13, 2017
- Airworthiness
- Standard
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Piper
- Model
- PA-20
- Year
- 1951
- Serial number
- 20-639
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 4
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A62270
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming 0-290 Series
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 140 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2004 – 2017Nion LLCNew Century, KS
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (2)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Placards and markings · placard · missingMay 1, 2003
DURING 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 SERIAL NR MATCHES THE LOGBOOK AND HANDMADE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · spring · failedApr 14, 2003
DURING 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 EVENT. ABOVE NORMAL RIGHT RUDDER PRESSURE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026