# N331FC: 1974 Piper PA-23-250, registration cancelled 2006-10-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 24, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A10), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 27-7554024
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 26, 1974
- Certificate issued: February 1, 1999
- Last registry action: January 18, 2005
- Mode S code: A39A06
- Owner when cancelled: [Delta Sales Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20SALES%20COMPANY)
- Location: [Davenport, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Davenport)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.5325° N, 90.6812° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 52804, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N331FC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=331FC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N331FC-2006-10-24

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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-23-250: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2006FA0000633](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2006FA0000633), Dec 13, 2005: LINE. BROKEN. THIS PART BROKE ON THE WELDED AREA NEXT TO B-NUT. ALL CLAMPS WERE PROPERLY LOCATED AND TIGHT. THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN FROM FATIGUE CAUSED BY OVERTORQUING B
- [SDR 2000ZZZX229](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2000ZZZX229), Dec 24, 1999: SCREW. LOOSE. MAGNETO CASE SCREW CAME LOOSE CAUSING MAGNETO TO COME APART IN-FLIGHT. UPON INSPECTION, FOUND BACK HALF OF MAG CASE LYING LOOSE HANGING FROM WIRES. SCREWS COULD

## 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 DEN06LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA050), Mar 20, 2006: Piper PA-23-250 (N331FC), Emporia, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's attempted flight into adverse weather conditions and improper in-flight planning which resulted in loss of control and subsequent impact with trees. Contributing factors were the pilot's…

## 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 20060321007069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060321007069A), Mar 21, 2006: Piper PA23250 (N331FC), Emporia, KS, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot encountered icing conditions while enroute to ict from mkc. Aircraft became incapable of climbing or maintaining altitude. Aircraft continued to…
- [Incident 20030115004269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030115004269I), Jan 15, 2003: Piper PA23250 (N331FC), Wichita, KS, Minor damage. (-23) On 01/15/2003, at approximately 0655 hours, the nose gear collapsed on a Piper PA23-250 (N331FC) while landing on runway 1R at Wichita Mid-Continent…

## Other aircraft with N331FC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N331FC): DJI AGRAS T40, S/N 64TBL9C0020083

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