# N31971: 1978 Piper PA-28R-201T, registration cancelled 2020-09-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 4, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28R-201T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (registry code 7102813)
- Engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13), [TCDS E9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E9CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28R-7803306
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 10, 1978
- Certificate issued: May 19, 2017
- Last registry action: May 19, 2017
- Mode S code: A36BA7
- Owner when cancelled: [Blue Skies Aircraft LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLUE%20SKIES%20AIRCRAFT%20LLC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7376° N, 75.6671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19808, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31971
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31971
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31971-2020-09-04

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-28R-201T: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19850907075579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850907075579I), Sep 7, 1985: Piper PA28R201T (N31971), Mankato, MN, Minor damage. Engine locked up after takeoff due to bolt failure on the rod cap. Landed gear up in a field.

## Other aircraft with N31971

- [Cancelled 1965-05-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31971-1965-05-21): Aeronca 65-LB, S/N LB12501, built 1941. Owner: [Johnson Charles W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20CHARLES%20W), [Deruyter, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Deruyter)

---
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.