# N31953: 1978 Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 2013-04-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 16, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206)
- 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: 32-7800008
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 9, 1978
- Certificate issued: October 15, 1985
- Last registry action: October 10, 2000
- Mode S code: A36B63
- Owner when cancelled: [Tarheel Railroad Construction Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TARHEEL%20RAILROAD%20CONSTRUCTION%20CO%20INC)
- Location: [Winston Salem, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Winston%20Salem)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.1108° N, 80.2004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27101, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31953
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31953
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31953-2013-04-16

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-32-260: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260.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 NYC93FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93FA012), Oct 9, 1992: Piper PA-32-260 (N31953), Pulaski, VA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER DECISION BY THE NON-INSTRUMENT-RATED PILOT TO CONTINUE VFR FLIGHT INTO KNOWN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS RESULTING IN SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.…

## 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 19921008041429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921008041429A), Oct 8, 1992: Piper PA32260 (N31953), Pulaski, VA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Continued into IMC a night. Asked help. Unable hold heading. Report lost gyros. Lost control.

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