# N31681: 1978 Piper PA-32RT-300, registration cancelled 2012-09-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 27, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32RT-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (registry code 7103215)
- 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: 32R-7885120
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 1, 1978
- Certificate issued: May 20, 1986
- Last registry action: May 9, 1992
- Mode S code: A360A5
- Owners when cancelled: [Hebenstreit David M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEBENSTREIT%20DAVID%20M), [Eckenroth Richard](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ECKENROTH%20RICHARD)
- Location: [Pearl, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Pearl)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 32.2597° N, 90.0920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 39208, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31681
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31681
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31681-2012-09-27

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 FTW87LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA089), Apr 1, 1987: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N31681), Laverne, OK, substantial damage

## 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 19870401008129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870401008129A), Apr 1, 1987: Piper PA32RT300 (N31681), Laverne, OK, Substantial damage. The aircraft hit a fence after overrunning the runway. Pilot failed to verify winds and landed with a tail wind.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.