Aircraft record

N7635K1950 Piper PA-20

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 16, 2026

Safety record in brief:2 NTSB accidents (destroyed damage at worst, latest Jun 2026)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration: Valid; expires Jan 31, 2030
Based in: Nevada City, CA; owner city / state
Engine: 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp; Lycoming
Owners: 1; since 2004
NTSB events: 2; destroyed, 2026
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 16, 2026

Registered owner: Individual owner
City, state: Nevada City, CA
Certificate issued: Apr 7, 2004
Expires: Jan 31, 2030
Airworthiness: Experimental · Exhibition, To show compliance with FAR
Airworthiness date: Mar 3, 2006

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 data

Airframe

Manufacturer: Piper
Model: PA-20
Year: 1950
Serial number: 20-454
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: AA4FBE

Engine

Make and model: Lycoming 0-320 Series
Type: Reciprocating
Power: 180 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 – nowIndividual ownerNevada City, CA · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 16, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (2)

Accident · destroyed

Jun 18, 2026 · Cordova, AK

On June 18, 2026, at approximately 1200, an experimental Piper PA-20 airplane, N7635K, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident about 44 miles southeast of Cordova, Alaska. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to a close family member, the pilot departed Brownsville Airpark (2CL1)…

Damage: Destroyed
Injuries: Fatal
Report: ANC26FA057

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ANC26FA057)

Accident · substantial damage

Aug 3, 2008 · Grass Valley, CA

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control due to his foot slipping off one rudder pedal while braking.

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: None
Report: LAX08CA255

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for LAX08CA255)

Accident history for this model

ADs 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 (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 16, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 16, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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