# N31606: 1978 Piper PA-32-300, registration cancelled 2021-07-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 3, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32-7840137
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 24, 1978
- Certificate issued: August 29, 1994
- Last registry action: October 12, 2017
- Mode S code: A35F92
- Owners when cancelled: [Bidzy Ta Hot Aana Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BIDZY%20TA%20HOT%20AANA%20INC%20DBA), [Tanana Air Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TANANA%20AIR%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Mc Grath, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Mc%20Grath)
- Physical address: [Mcgrath, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Mcgrath)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 63.5484° N, 154.5756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99627, within about 46 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31606
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31606
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31606-2021-07-03

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-32-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

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

- [SDR BTHA97003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BTHA97003), May 7, 1997: VALVE. BROKEN. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, PILOT EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS AND STRONG SMOKE SMELL. TAKEOFF WAS SAFELY ABORTED. UPON INSPECTION, THE INNER HALF OF THE ALTERNATE AIR BOX D
- [SDR 95ZZZX2067](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX2067), Apr 8, 1995: LINE. BROKEN. DURING FLIGHT, ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING VERY ROUGH. THE PILOT LANDED AT NEAREST AIRPORT. UPON INSPECTION, FOUND LINE GOING FROM THE SPIDER TO THE NR 3 CYLINDER FUEL

## 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 ANC00LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA009), Oct 28, 1999: Piper PA-32-300 (N31606), Russian Mission, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's continued flight into adverse weather, and an inadvertent stall. Factors in the accident were adverse weather consisting of icing conditions, and airframe icing.

## 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 19991028032129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991028032129A), Oct 28, 1999: Piper PA32300 (N31606), Russian Mission, AK, Substantial damage. (.19) On October 28, 1999, about 1500 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Piper PA-32-300 airplane, N31606, sustained substantial damage during landing at…

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