# N31840: 1978 Piper PA-32-300, registration cancelled 1982-10-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 16, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32-7840148
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 19, 1978
- Mode S code: A36786
- Owner when cancelled: [Merrick Max Merrill](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERRICK%20MAX%20MERRILL)
- Location: [Cottonport, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Cottonport)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.9769° N, 92.0349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 71327, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31840
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31840
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31840-1982-10-16

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-32-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300.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 FTW80FRJ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRJ28), Jul 3, 1980: Piper PA-32 (N31840), Cottonport, LA, 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 19800703023379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800703023379A), Jul 3, 1980: Piper PA32300 (N31840), Cottonport, LA, Destroyed. Landing into sun on one-way strip. Saw children on runway. Hit trees on departure end on attempted go-around.

## Other aircraft with N31840

- [Cancelled 2021-08-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31840-2021-08-11): Ratchford Herman E JR RANS S-9, S/N 0390086. Owner: [Ratchford Herman E Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RATCHFORD%20HERMAN%20E%20JR), [Bessemer City, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Bessemer%20City)
- [Cancelled 1965-05-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31840-1965-05-25): Aeronca 65-TL, S/N 6821T. Owner: [Daniel David Norman](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DANIEL%20DAVID%20NORMAN), [Taft, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Taft)

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