# N171AF: 1979 Piper PA-31T, registration cancelled 2009-06-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 15, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (registry code 7103124)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (registry code 52043)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8EA), [TCDS E4EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 31T-7920089
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 7, 1989
- Certificate issued: June 10, 2003
- Last registry action: June 20, 2006
- Mode S code: A11CEA
- Owner when cancelled: [Aero Oro LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20ORO%20LLC)
- Location: [Colorado Springs, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Colorado%20Springs)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8339° N, 104.8214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colorado Springs, CO, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N171AF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=171AF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N171AF-2009-06-15

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-31T: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR 95ZZZX5747](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX5747), Sep 22, 1995: CONVERTER. SHAFT SEIZED. TRIPPED CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM FOUND WATER CONTAMINATION IN CONVERTER DUE TO BAD SHAFT SEALING. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDS CONVERTERS BE DISASSEM

## 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 CEN09LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA173), Feb 23, 2009: Piper PA-31T (N171AF), Pueblo, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing.

## 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 20090223001479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090223001479A), Feb 23, 2009: Piper PA31T (N171AF), Pueblo, CO, Substantial damage. On February 23, 2009 at approximately 1620 mountain standard time a twin turboprop PA-31T cheyenne, N171AF made a hard landing and the right propeller struck…

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