# N165CA: Piper PA-31T, registration cancelled 1997-06-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 9, 1997
- Exported to: Mexico
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (registry code 7103124)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 31T8020008
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: April 7, 1995
- Last registry action: April 10, 1995
- Mode S code: A10474
- Owner when cancelled: [Prentice David F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRENTICE%20DAVID%20F)
- Location: [Sugar Land, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Sugar%20Land)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.5650° N, 95.6351° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77479, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N165CA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=165CA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N165CA-1997-06-09

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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

## 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.

- [Incident 19940428020789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940428020789I), Apr 28, 1994: Piper PA31T (N165CA), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Found left down hydraulic pressure flexible hose had ruptured.

## Other aircraft with N165CA

- [Cancelled 1973-02-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N165CA-1973-02-22): Benner CA-65, S/N B-131. Owner: [Benner Karl (Nmi)](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENNER%20KARL%20(NMI)), [Norwalk, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Norwalk)

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