# N27343: Piper PA-31-350, registration cancelled 2000-05-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 1, 2000
- 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: 31-7752163
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: April 21, 1998
- Last registry action: June 16, 1998
- Mode S code: A2B4A1
- Owner when cancelled: [Bernhart Aircraft And Equipement Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERNHART%20AIRCRAFT%20AND%20EQUIPEMENT%20LEASING%20INC)
- Location: [Mountlake Terrace, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Mountlake%20Terrace)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.7944° N, 122.3025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98043, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27343
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=27343
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27343-2000-05-01

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-31-350: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350.md

## Service difficulty reports (6)

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

- [SDR 96ZZZX2296](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX2296), Apr 4, 1996: BEARING. LOOSE. ROTORSHAFT CAM-END BEARING FIT TOO LOOSE. SHAFT AND CAM MOVE LATERALLY GIVING VARYING POINT GAP AND TIMING. TIMING FOUND OUT-OF-TOLERANCE DURING CHECK OF TCM SB
- [SDR 96ZZZX1123](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX1123), Feb 23, 1996: MAGNETO. DEFECTIVE. MAGNETO CAME INSTALLED ON FACTORY OVERHAULED ENGINE. WHEN CONNECTING IGNITION HARNESS, NOTED RETARD LEAD COULD BE PUSHED ALL THE WAY INTO THE MAG WITHOUT TOUCHI
- [SDR 95ZZZX7031](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX7031), Nov 23, 1995: VALVE. LOOSE CRIMP NUT. DURING INSPECTION PER LYCOMING SB 518C, A NUT WAS FOUND LOOSE ON SHAFT. NOTE THAT SERIAL NUMBER OF THIS UNIT IS BEYOND RANGE OF SERVICE BULLETIN AND, THEORETICA
- [SDR 95ZZZX2726](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX2726), Apr 24, 1995: BRACKET. BROKEN. TURBO SUPORT ROD BRACKET BROKEN INTO TWO PIECES.
- [SDR 95ZZZX2117](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX2117), Apr 10, 1995: VALVE. NUT LOOSE. REMOVED FOR INSPECTION PER SB 518A. VERNATHERM FAILED INSPECTION. CRIMP ON NUT WAS GREATER THAN MAX ALLOWANCE OF .167 INCH AND NUT MOVED ON SHAFT.
- [SDR 95ZZZX2116](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX2116), Apr 10, 1995: VALVE. NUT MISSING. DURING INSPECTION OF RIGHT ENGINE OIL VERNATHERM PER LYCOMING SB 518A, FOUND RETAINING NUT MISSING FROM END OF VERNATHERM. RETAINING NUT WAS RETRIEVED FROM ENGI

## 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 MIA99FA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99FA263), Sep 21, 1999: Piper PA-31-350 (N27343), Moreland, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the minimum descent altitude while executing a localizer approach. Contributing factors were low ceilings and dark night conditions as well as the trees.

## 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 19990921045879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990921045879A), Sep 21, 1999: Piper PA31350 (N27343), Newnan, GA, No damage. (-23) See narrative MIA99FA263

## Other aircraft with N27343

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27343): Aeronca 65-TL, S/N L1550T

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