# N333TG: 1976 Piper PA-32R-300, registration cancelled 2012-08-13 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: August 13, 2012 - Exported to: Colombia - Status when cancelled: Sale reported - Airframe: [Piper PA-32R-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (registry code 7103213) - Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533) - Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 32R-7680320 - Year built: 1976 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine - Engine type: Turbo-prop - Airworthiness: Standard, normal - Airworthiness date: June 1, 1976 - Last registry action: August 13, 2012 - Mode S code: A3A2A4 - Location: [None, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/None) - Owner type: Individual - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N333TG - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=333TG - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N333TG-2012-08-13 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-32R-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300.md ## Service difficulty reports (6) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR FFKA115](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FFKA115), Mar 6, 2007: GEAR. DAMAGED. PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE IS RUNNING ROUGH DURING TAXI AND HAD A BAD MAGNETO DROP. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM AND DETERMINED THAT THE MAGNETO P/N - [SDR FFKA2006108](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FFKA2006108), Jan 6, 2006: MAGNETO. BROKEN. AFTER AN EMERGENCY LANDING, MAINTENANCE INSPECTED ENGINE AND FOUND THE DUEL MAGNETO HAD BROKEN OFF THE ENGINE ACCESSORY CASE. AFTER A RECORD SEARCH OF THE AIRCR - [SDR FFKR102](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FFKR102), May 31, 2005: COWLING. DEPARTED. TOP RIGHT SIDE OF THE COWLING SEPERATED FROM THE BOTTOM COWLING ON TAKE OFF, STRIKING THE ELEVATOR. - [SDR 2005FA0000021](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2005FA0000021), Dec 24, 2004: MAGNETO. CRACKED. WHEN PERFORMING A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT EXCESSIVE OIL WAS FOUND IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FOUND THE DUEL MAGNETO MOUNTING FLANGE CRACKED. - [SDR 2004FA0000904](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2004FA0000904), Nov 24, 2004: SHAFT. SHEARED. AIRCRAFT WAS ON SHORT FINAL WHEN VACUUM PUMP FAILED. AFTER INSPECTION AND REMOVAL OF THE VACUUM PUMP, THE SHEAR SHAFT HAD SHEARED. - [SDR 2004FA0000882](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2004FA0000882), Jul 6, 2004: MAGNETO. BROKEN. PILOT REPORTED OIL UNDER COWLING AFTER A WEEKEND OVERNIGHT. INVESTIGATED OIL LEAK AND FOUND THE MAGNETO MOUNTING FLANGE CRACKED. MAGNETO WAS PROPERLY TORQUED, S ## 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 MIA05LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA116), May 31, 2005: Piper PA-32R-300 (N333TG), Fort Myers, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadequate maintenance and repair of the engine top cowling by company maintenance personnel, resulting in failure and separation of the cowling in flight. ## FAA accident and incident reports (4) 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 20070907020789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070907020789I), Sep 7, 2007: Piper PA32R300 (N333TG), Sanford, NC, Minor damage. (-23) Instructor pilot was teaching a simulated engine out emergencies on landing and delayed the gears down step in the landing checklist. Pilot realized the… - [Incident 20060106002029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060106002029I), Jan 6, 2006: Piper PA32R300 (N333TG), Raleigh, NC. (-23) Takeoff from rdu was unsuccessful and a cruise altitude of 3,000 feet was established. After a clearance of 4,000 was received a cruise climb was… - [Accident 20050531012149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050531012149A), May 31, 2005: Piper PA32R300 (N333TG), Ft Myers, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 31, 2005, at 1745 EDT, a Piper PA-32R-300, registered to bellefonte inc., operated by ram air freight inc. (cert #FFKA873D), part 135 on… - [Incident 20031022026329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031022026329I), Oct 22, 2003: Piper PA32R300 (N333TG), Rock Hill, SC, Minor damage. (-23) On climbout from rockhill SC airport (uza) pilot set climb power and entered left turn. Pilot heard several loud noises from nose of aircraft and saw the… ## Other aircraft with N333TG - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N333TG): Progressive Aerodyne SEAREY LSA, S/N 1108, built 2020 - [Cancelled 1993-08-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N333TG-1993-08-04): Beech B95A, S/N TD459. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Tidwell A C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TIDWELL%20A%20C), [Tallahassee, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Tallahassee) --- 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.