# N31XL: 1981 Piper PA-31T2, registration cancelled 2004-08-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 3, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31T2](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t2) (registry code 7103127)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (registry code 52043)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8EA), [TCDS E4EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 31T-8166003
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 26, 1981
- Certificate issued: June 27, 2001
- Last registry action: June 15, 2004
- Mode S code: A34690
- Owner when cancelled: [Falcon Communications Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FALCON%20COMMUNICATIONS%20INC)
- Location: [Malden, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Malden)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.5630° N, 89.9766° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 63863, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31XL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31XL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31XL-2004-08-03

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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-31T2: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t2.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 MIA01FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01FA152), Jun 3, 2001: Piper PA-31-T2 (N31XL), Jackson, TN, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's shutting down the left engine following loss of control of the left propeller resulting in an in-flight loss of control of the airplane due to the windmilling propeller. Factors in the…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20010603014789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010603014789A), Jun 3, 2001: Piper PA31T2 (N31XL), Jackson, TN, No damage. (-23) On June 3, 2001, at approximately 1611 CST a Piper PA-31-T2, N31XL, operated by falcon communication of malden, MO crashed south of the Jackson, TN…
- [Incident 19990802022989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990802022989I), Aug 2, 1999: Piper PA31T2 (N31XL), Lexington, KY, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft landed gear up. Minor damage. No injures.

## Other aircraft with N31XL

- [Cancelled 2024-09-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31XL-2024-09-14): Piper PA-28R-201T, S/N 28R8131122. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: Remire-Montjoly

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