# N212AD: Piper PA-31, registration cancelled 1973-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31) (registry code 7103103)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 31-160
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Mode S code: A1C0F4
- Owner when cancelled: [Equitable Engineering Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EQUITABLE%20ENGINEERING%20CO%20INC)
- Location: [Royal Oak, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Royal%20Oak)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N212AD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=212AD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N212AD-1973-05-30

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-31: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31.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 CHI73AC006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AC006), Jul 21, 1972: Piper PA-31 (N212AD), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N212AD

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N212AD): Construcciones Aeronauticas CASA-212-200, S/N 273, built 1984

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