# N217CS: 1982 Piper PA-31T3, registration cancelled 2009-01-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 14, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31T3](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t3) (registry code 7103128)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (registry code 52032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 31T-8275014
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development
- Airworthiness date: December 22, 2000
- Certificate issued: November 21, 2005
- Last registry action: November 18, 2008
- Mode S code: A1D3C6
- Owner when cancelled: [Frontier Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRONTIER%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 64.8774° N, 148.1486° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99709, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N217CS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=217CS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N217CS-2009-01-14

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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-31T3: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t3.md

## Service difficulty reports (5)

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

- [SDR CSA2005F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CSA2005F00000), Dec 18, 2004: MOTOR. FAILED. PILOT RETURNED TO AIRPORT SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE (0.1 HOUR FLIGHT TIME). REPORTED BURNED ELECTRICAL ODOR IN COCKPIT. INVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINT REVEALED THAT T
- [SDR 2004F00083](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2004F00083), Feb 10, 2004: O-RING. MISSING. SMOKE ENTERED THE COCKPIT, (KEROSENE EXHAUST) DURING CLIMB. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED. THE FORWARD HEATER WAS SLOW TO LIGHT OFF. DURING RECENT FUEL NOZZLE CLEANING,
- [SDR CSA2003F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CSA2003F00000), Apr 15, 2003: FIRE DETECTOR. BROKEN. ON 11 APR 03, THE RIGHT ENGINE FIRE LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY IN FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED IN WBB WITHOUT INCIDENT, AND THE FIRE LIGHT CAME ON STEADY A
- [SDR 99ZZZX1589](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX1589), Mar 31, 1999: STRIKER. WORN. THE PILOT REPORTED AFTER TAKEOFF FROM WAA DURING CLIMB-OUT PASSING THROUGH 1,000 FEET, THE LT PROPELLER SPEED SLOWLY STARTED TO DECREASE, PILOT RETARDED POWER L
- [SDR 96ZZZX2067](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX2067), Mar 31, 1996: UPLOCK HOOK. ICED OVER. AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT REPORTED NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT LOCK UP. LOWERED GEAR AND RETURNED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND ICE ON UPLOCK HOOK AND UPLOCK ROLLER, CLEANED, AND 

## 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 19981227041929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981227041929I), Dec 27, 1998: Piper PA31T3 (N217CS), Wales, AK, Minor damage. Pilot lost control on landing. Steering linkage found broken. NTSB inspection of linkage showed breakage because of sideload.

## Other aircraft with N217CS

- [Cancelled 2018-02-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N217CS-2018-02-23): Textron 172S, S/N 172S12082, built 2017. Exported to Bangladesh. Owner: [Sky Ferry Aircraft Delivery LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKY%20FERRY%20AIRCRAFT%20DELIVERY%20LLC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

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