# N31934: 1978 Piper PA-32RT-300, registration cancelled 2020-08-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 18, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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-7885143
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 12, 1973
- Certificate issued: January 20, 2016
- Last registry action: August 24, 2018
- Mode S code: A36B1E
- Owner when cancelled: [West Michigan Flying Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEST%20MICHIGAN%20FLYING%20CLUB)
- Location: [Norton Shores, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Norton%20Shores)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.1800° N, 86.2868° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49441, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31934
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31934
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31934-2020-08-18

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 GAA19CA520](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA520), Sep 2, 2019: Piper PA32RT (N31934), Mackinac Island, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing with a crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a runway light.

## 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 20190902016469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190902016469A), Sep 2, 2019: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N31934), Mackinac Island, MI, Substantial damage. On September 2, 2019 at approximately 12:05 pm eastern daylight time (EDT), N31934, a PA-32RT-300 aircraft, registered to a flying club and operated by a…

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