# N35RT: 1977 Piper PA-31T, registration cancelled 2006-07-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 10, 2006
- Exported to: Chile
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (registry code 7103124)
- 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-7820018
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 5, 1978
- Certificate issued: March 2, 1978
- Last registry action: May 12, 2006
- Mode S code: A3E3FD
- Owner when cancelled: [Townsend Vision Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOWNSEND%20VISION%20INC)
- Location: [Des Moines, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Des%20Moines)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6005° N, 93.6091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Moines, IA, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35RT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=35RT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35RT-2006-07-10

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-31T: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR 97ZZZX5194](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX5194), Dec 8, 1997: SPAR. CRACKED. FOUND ELEVATOR SKIN CRACKED FROM THE INSIDE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED CRACKS IN SPAR RADIUS OUTBOARD HINGE BRACKET.

## 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 MKC78FCD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCD09), Oct 26, 1977: Piper PA-31T (N35RT), Des Moines, IA, substantial damage

## 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 19771026032759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771026032759A), Oct 26, 1977: Piper PA31T (N35RT), Des Moines, IA, Substantial damage. Feathered eng in pattern. Single eng go-around, unable to maintain VMC.

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