# N31554: 1978 Piper PA-32RT-300, registration cancelled 2003-07-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 22, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32RT-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (registry code 7103215)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32R-7885101
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 14, 1978
- Certificate issued: April 4, 1998
- Last registry action: June 19, 2001
- Mode S code: A35C88
- Owners when cancelled: [Brown Robert E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROWN%20ROBERT%20E), [Brown Joyce Ann](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROWN%20JOYCE%20ANN)
- Location: [Tavares, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Tavares)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 28.7735° N, 81.7302° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32778, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31554
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31554
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31554-2003-07-22

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-32RT-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300.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 IAD03FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03FA019), Nov 27, 2002: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N31554), Bastian, VA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate altitude above terrain. Factors in the accident were the dark night conditions and the low cloud ceiling.

## 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 20021127033919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021127033919A), Nov 27, 2002: Piper PA32RT300 (N31554), Bluefield, VA, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. (.19) On November 27, 2002, at 1812 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-32RT-300, N31554, was destroyed when it impacted rising terrain while approaching the…

## Other aircraft with N31554

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31554): Destiny Powered Parachutes 2000, S/N 1B0015, built 2000

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