# N121BE: Piper PA-31T1, registration cancelled 2000-04-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 24, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31T1](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t1) (registry code 7103126)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 31T-8004036
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: July 19, 1995
- Last registry action: December 14, 1999
- Mode S code: A05787
- Owner when cancelled: [Erickson Bruce L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ERICKSON%20BRUCE%20L)
- Location: [Great Falls, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Great%20Falls)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.6318° N, 111.3289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59404, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N121BE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=121BE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N121BE-2000-04-24

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-31T1: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t1.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 96ZZZX2881](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX2881), May 15, 1996: WINDOW. DEPARTED. PILOT REPORTS THAT AT 27,000 FEET, RIGHT SIDE COPILOT'S SIDE WINDOW BLEW OUT. PILOT FURTHER REPORTS THAT UNTIL THIS TIME, ALL SYSTEMS WERE NORMAL. PILOT THEN RE
- [SDR 96ZZZX2761](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX2761), May 5, 1996: WINDOW. DEPARTED. PILOT REPORTED AT ALTITUDE OF 27,000 FEET, THE RIGHT SIDE COCKPIT SIDE WINDOW BLEW OUT. PILOT FURTHER REPORTED THAT UP TO THIS TIME, ALL SYSTEMS WERE NORMAL WIT

## 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 SEA98FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98FA078), May 19, 1998: Piper PA-31T1 (N121BE), Great Falls, MT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight crew's failure to maintain aircraft control.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19980519010149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980519010149A), May 19, 1998: Piper PA31T1 (N121BE), Great Falls, MT, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Annual IFR currency flight for insurance. Began go around stalled crashed and burned right engine power lever off.(.4) the flight was on a practice…
- [Incident 19960505013319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960505013319I), May 5, 1996: Piper PA31T1 (N121BE), Helena, MT, Minor damage. Narrative: on may 5, 1996, at 1535 local MST, a Piper cheyenne, operated by pilot in command bruce erickson, on a personal flight, reported that at 27,000…

## Other aircraft with N121BE

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N121BE): Beech S35, S/N D-7920

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