# N40731: 1980 Piper PA-31-350, registration cancelled 2005-10-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 6, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31-350](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (registry code 7103110)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20SO), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 31-8152003
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 26, 1980
- Certificate issued: April 30, 1999
- Last registry action: April 20, 2004
- Mode S code: A4C97D
- Owner when cancelled: [Dash Air Charter Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DASH%20AIR%20CHARTER%20INC)
- Location: [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.5164° N, 98.5230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78213, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40731
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40731
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40731-2005-10-06

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-31-350: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350.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 DFW05FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05FA020), Nov 14, 2004: Piper PA-31-350 (N40731), San Antonio, TX, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control during an ILS approach. Contributing factors were the prevailing instrument meteorological conditions( clouds, low ceiling and drizzle/mist), and the pilot's…

## 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 20041114032489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041114032489A), Nov 14, 2004: Piper PA31350 (N40731), San Antonio, TX, Destroyed, 5 fatal. (-23) The pilot and four passengers were fatally injured when the twin engine aircraft impacted the ground.

## Other aircraft with N40731

- [Cancelled 1975-12-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40731-1975-12-29): Piper PA-34-200, S/N 34-7450073, built 1973. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Lorain County Ace Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LORAIN%20COUNTY%20ACE%20INC), [Elyria, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Elyria)

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