# N36TC: 1971 Piper PA-36-285, registration cancelled 1974-05-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 13, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-36-285](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (registry code 7103610)
- Serial number: 36E3
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 1, 1972
- Mode S code: A40B9F
- Owner when cancelled: [Piper Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP)
- Location: [Vero Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Vero%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36TC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=36TC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36TC-1974-05-13

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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-36-285: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285.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 MIA73DLD85](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLD85), May 26, 1973: Piper PA-36 (N36TC), Zellwood, FL, 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 19730526015979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730526015979A), May 26, 1973: Piper PA36285 (N36TC), Zellwood, FL, Substantial damage. Fuel gauge float sticking in tube. Erroneous read by elect gauge trans. New acft fuel not ckd vis.

## Other aircraft with N36TC

- [Cancelled 2017-03-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36TC-2017-03-06): Colt Balloons 69A, S/N 1529, built 1990. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Bearden Don DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEARDEN%20DON%20DBA), [Springfield, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Springfield)

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