# N1879W: Piper PA-31T2, registration cancelled 1991-01-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 25, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31T2](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t2) (registry code 7103127)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 31T8166065
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: February 24, 1984
- Last registry action: March 21, 1985
- Mode S code: A15E55
- Owner when cancelled: [Century Life Of America](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CENTURY%20LIFE%20OF%20AMERICA)
- Location: [Waverly, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Waverly)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.7667° N, 92.4398° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 50677, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1879W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1879W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1879W-1991-01-25

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-31T2: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t2.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 CHI91FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA035), Nov 29, 1990: Piper PA-31T2 (N1879W), Des Moines, IA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES BY NOT FEATHERING THE LEFT ENGINE AFTER IT LOST POWER AND/OR WAS SHUT DOWN, AND HIS FAILURE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT AT OR ABOVE THE MINIMUM CONTROL AIRSPEED…

## 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 19901129052179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901129052179A), Nov 29, 1990: Piper PA31T2 (N1879W), Des Moines, IA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost left engine on final, made steep left turn, rolled prior impact. Gear up and slow on final.

## Other aircraft with N1879W

- [Cancelled 2011-06-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1879W-2011-06-20): Hughes TH-55, S/N 6418140. Assigned, pending cancellation

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