# N234J: Piper PA-31-350, registration cancelled 1991-10-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 9, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31-350](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (registry code 7103110)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 317952021
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: November 22, 1988
- Last registry action: November 23, 1988
- Mode S code: A21824
- Owner when cancelled: [Bay Land Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAY%20LAND%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Salisbury, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Salisbury)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.3494° N, 75.6785° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 21801, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N234J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=234J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N234J-1991-10-09

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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-31-350: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350.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 BFO89FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89FA075), Aug 28, 1989: Piper PA-31-350 (N234J), Lynchburg, VA, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM OBSTRUCTIONS BECAUSE OF IMPROPER IFR OPERATION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS DESCENT BELOW DECISION HEIGHT, DELAY IN INITIATING THE MISSED APPROACH, 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.

- [Accident 19890828031649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890828031649A), Aug 28, 1989: Piper PA31350 (N234J), Lynchburg, VA, Destroyed, 5 fatal. On 3rd try flew ILS approach fogged in runway. Descended below dh. Struck trees off end runway. Near zero fog.

## Other aircraft with N234J

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N234J): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 10754, built 2025
- [Cancelled 2015-03-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N234J-2015-03-03): Cirrus Design SR20, S/N 1035, built 2000. Exported to South Korea. Owner: [Tas Aircraft Sales LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TAS%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20LLC), [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland)

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