# N135VE: 1975 Piper PA-31T, registration cancelled 2023-01-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 12, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (registry code 7103124)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-135) (registry code 52173)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8EA), [TCDS E4EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 31T-7520024
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 24, 2014
- Certificate issued: June 4, 2019
- Last registry action: June 4, 2019
- Mode S code: A08FA4
- Owner when cancelled: [Pruitt Larry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRUITT%20LARRY)
- Location: [Williston, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Williston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.4001° N, 82.4693° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32696, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N135VE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=135VE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N135VE-2023-01-12

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-31T: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t.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 ERA20LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA206), Jun 5, 2020: Piper PA 31T (N135VE), Eatonton, GA, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering in instrument meteorological conditions, which placed the airplane in an unusual attitude from which the pilot could not…

## 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 20200605006639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200605006639A), Jun 5, 2020: Piper PA-31T (N135VE), Eatonton, GA, Destroyed, 5 fatal. Weather consisted of a band of thunder heads where aircraft was lost from radar. Flight aware flight tracking indicated the flight had just penetrated a heavy…

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