# N27872: Piper PA-31-325, registration cancelled 1998-03-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 28, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31-325](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-325) (registry code 7103105)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 317912031
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: February 25, 1989
- Last registry action: January 21, 1998
- Mode S code: A2C79C
- Owners when cancelled: [Thorne Roscoe M. M.D.](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THORNE%20ROSCOE%20M.%20M.D.), [Thorne Patricia G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THORNE%20PATRICIA%20G)
- Location: [Lake Worth, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lake%20Worth)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 26.6186° N, 80.0930° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33461, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27872
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=27872
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27872-1998-03-28

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-31-325: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-325.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 MIA94FA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94FA167), Jun 24, 1994: Piper PA-31-325 (N27872), Lantana, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPAIRMENT OF JUDGMENT AND PERFORMANCE DUE TO DRUGS, HIS FAILURE TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AFTER EXPERIENCING REDUCED TAKEOFF PERFORMANCE, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN MINIMUM CONTROL SPEED.…

## 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 19940624016709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940624016709A), Jun 24, 1994: Piper PA31325 (N27872), West Palm Beach, FL, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Stalled on low climbing turn after takeoff. Low MEL time. 3 hrs in type. Witness report rough engines. Unverified.

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