# N70DL: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: March 6, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=70DL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70DL

## Aircraft that carried N70DL

- [Cancelled 2017-03-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70DL-2017-03-06): Piper PA-46-310P, S/N 46-8608001, built 1985. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Hickory Travel LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HICKORY%20TRAVEL%20LLC), [Hickory, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Hickory)

## NTSB investigations on N70DL (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL03FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA133), Aug 31, 2003: Piper PA-46-310P (N70DL), Hilton Head Is, SC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a VFR pattern for a precautionary landing, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and subsequent collision with terrain. Also causal…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N70DL (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20030831021619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030831021619A), Aug 31, 2003: Piper PA46310P (N70DL), Hilton Head Is, SC, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. (-23) It was reported that on takeoff roll N70DL reported, "N70DL returning to Hilton Head Airport for an emergency landing ? Cover off". It was also reported…

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