# N103RW: Piper PA-31-310, registration cancelled 1996-11-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 19, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31-310](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (registry code 7103102)
- Serial number: 31223
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: September 8, 1993
- Last registry action: September 18, 1996
- Mode S code: A01165
- Owner when cancelled: [Childs Robert W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHILDS%20ROBERT%20W)
- Location: [Meredith, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Meredith)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.6312° N, 71.4986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 03253, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N103RW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=103RW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N103RW-1996-11-19

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper PA-31-310: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310.md

## NTSB investigations (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 IAD96FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96FA085), May 24, 1996: Piper PA-31-310 (N103RW), Stevensville, MD, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's improper short field takeoff/procedure and selection of the wrong runway for takeoff.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19960524011529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960524011529A), May 24, 1996: Piper PA31310 (N103RW), Stevensville, MD, Destroyed. Unable comb accelerate. Ditched in bay. Short runway. No flaps. Behind power curve. Premature lift. Gross weight.

## Other aircraft with N103RW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N103RW): Quad City CHALLENGER, S/N 1194-R0515, built 1999
- [Cancelled 2004-11-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N103RW-2004-11-29): Finke William ROTORWAY EXEC 162F, S/N 6235, built 2001. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Finke William](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FINKE%20WILLIAM), [Cameron Park, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Cameron%20Park)

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