# N27518: Piper PA-31-310, registration cancelled 1997-03-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 26, 1997
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31-310](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (registry code 7103102)
- Serial number: 317812038
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: June 16, 1992
- Last registry action: August 16, 1995
- Mode S code: A2BBAB
- Owner when cancelled: [Satellite Aero Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SATELLITE%20AERO%20INC)
- Location: [Jackson, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Jackson)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.3946° N, 110.6298° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83001, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27518
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=27518
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27518-1997-03-26

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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-31-310: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR 97ZZZX1011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX1011), Feb 15, 1997: SELECTOR. MISRIGGED. UPON LANDING, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DOING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. INSPECTION OF THE GEAR SELECTOR HANDLE FOUND INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOCK MOUNT SCREW HITT

## 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 SEA96LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA140), Jul 2, 1996: Piper PA-31 (N27518), Jackson, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: An improper screw installation by an unknown individual into the instrument panel, which restricted movement of the gear handle resulting in premature disengagement of the normal landing gear…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19960702019929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960702019929A), Jul 2, 1996: Piper PA31310 (N27518), Jackson, WY, Substantial damage. Nose gear collapsed landing. An oversize panel mount screw. Kept gear handle return to neutral. Gear not overcenter
- [Incident 19930108002269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930108002269I), Jan 8, 1993: Piper PA31310 (N27518), Salt Lake City, UT. Right and left alternator failed inflight. Aircraft landed at destination without further incident.

## Other aircraft with N27518

- [Cancelled 1948-07-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27518-1948-07-28): Taylorcraft BL-65, S/N 2160. Owner: [Fox River Aviation Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOX%20RIVER%20AVIATION%20CORP), [Depeve, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Depeve)

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