# N218CS: Piper PA-31T3, registration cancelled 1999-02-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 17, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31T3](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t3) (registry code 7103128)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 31T-8275016
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: December 19, 1995
- Last registry action: December 16, 1998
- Mode S code: A1D77D
- Owner when cancelled: [Cape Smythe Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAPE%20SMYTHE%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Barrow, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Barrow)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 71.2644° N, 156.7537° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99723, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N218CS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=218CS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N218CS-1999-02-17

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-31T3: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t3.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

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

- [SDR 96ZZZX2462](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX2462), Apr 15, 1996: ROD ASSY. FROZE UP. NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT STAY UP AND LOCKED AFTER GEAR SELECTOR RETURNED TO NEUTRAL IN-FLIGHT. ALL OTHER GEAR FUNCTIONS WERE NORMAL. FOUND MOISTURE UNDER DUST BOOTS 
- [SDR 96ZZZX2461](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX2461), Apr 15, 1996: ROD ASSY. FROZE UP. NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT STAY UP AND LOCKED AFTER GEAR SELECTOR RETURNED TO NEUTRAL IN-FLIGHT. ALL OTHER GEAR FUNCTIONS WERE NORMAL. FOUND MOISTURE UNDER DUST BOOTS 

## 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 ANC97LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA048), Apr 7, 1997: Piper PA-31-T3 (N218CS), Stebbins, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to continue VFR into IMC. Factors associated with the accident are fog/obscuration, and the pilot's failure to initiate a go-around earlier in the approach.

## 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 19970407005199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970407005199A), Apr 7, 1997: Piper PA31T3 (N218CS), Stebbins, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit snow berm on landing. (.4)the pilot was landing at a remote village site. Reported weather was approximately 3/8 of a mile at the time of the…

## Other aircraft with N218CS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N218CS): Cessna T240, S/N T24002012, built 2013

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