# N31CA: 1972 Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 1980-12-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 16, 1980
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32-7200032
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 3, 1976
- Mode S code: A344AB
- Owner when cancelled: [Philko Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHILKO%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Sugar Grove, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Sugar%20Grove)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31CA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31CA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31CA-1980-12-16

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 CHI77FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FA028), Feb 12, 1977: Piper PA-32 (N31CA), Sugar Grove, IL, destroyed, 4 fatal

## 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 19770212038429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770212038429A), Feb 12, 1977: Piper PA32260 (N31CA), Sugar Grove, IL, Destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other aircraft with N31CA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31CA): Bombardier BD-100-1A10, S/N 20021, built 2004
- [Cancelled 2007-08-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31CA-2007-08-30): Piper PA32-301FT, S/N 3232031, built 2004. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Columbia Aircraft Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLUMBIA%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20INC), [Groton, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Groton)

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