# N406CA: Piper PA-31, registration cancelled 1978-02-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 28, 1978
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31) (registry code 7103103)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 31-637
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: February 17, 1976
- Mode S code: A4C31E
- Owner when cancelled: [Corporate Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CORPORATE%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Hartford, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Hartford)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N406CA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=406CA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N406CA-1978-02-28

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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-31: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31.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 NYC77FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA072), Jul 20, 1977: Piper PA-31 (N406CA), Cheektowaga, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19770720042379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770720042379A), Jul 20, 1977: Piper PA31 (N406CA), Cheektowaga, NY, Destroyed. Hypertensive hemorrhage of left basil ganglia.

## Other aircraft with N406CA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N406CA): Cirrus Design SR20, S/N 11200, built 2026
- [Cancelled 2014-09-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N406CA-2014-09-30): Cessna 550, S/N 550-1017, built 2002. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Cerretani Aviation Group LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CERRETANI%20AVIATION%20GROUP%20LLC), [Boulder, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Boulder)

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