# N121VC: 1969 Piper PA-31-310, registration cancelled 2012-06-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 7, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31-310](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (registry code 7103102)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 31-623
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 9, 1970
- Last registry action: June 8, 1984
- Mode S code: A05947
- Location: [San Jose, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Jose)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.3269° N, 121.9168° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95126, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N121VC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=121VC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N121VC-2012-06-07

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 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 (2)

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 ANC78DA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DA010), Jan 16, 1978: Piper PA-31 (N121VC), Scammon Bay, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK71X0105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK71X0105), Feb 6, 1971: Piper PA-31 (N121VC), El Dorado, Mexico, substantial damage

## 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 19780116001439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780116001439A), Jan 16, 1978: Piper PA31T1 (N121VC), Scammon Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Operating as wien air flt 3397.abt 262# ovr max lndg gwt. Advsd rwod prior to departure.

## Other aircraft with N121VC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N121VC): Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2C, S/N 17

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