# N40YR: 1979 Piper PA-31-350, registration cancelled 2009-01-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 14, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 31-7952008
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 15, 1981
- Certificate issued: August 20, 2007
- Last registry action: August 21, 2007
- Mode S code: A4AC7E
- Owner when cancelled: [Frontier Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRONTIER%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 64.8774° N, 148.1486° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99709, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40YR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40YR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40YR-2009-01-14

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 ANC08LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA097), Aug 4, 2008: Piper PA-31-350 (N40YR), Aniak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during takeoff due to a failure of the left engine's turbocharger as a result of the failure of a turbine shaft bearing. Contributing to the accident was unsuitable…

## 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 20080804848069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080804848069A), Aug 4, 2008: Piper PA31350 (N40YR), Aniak, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 4, 2008, about 1550 Alaska daylight time a Piper PA-31-350 airplane, N40YR, had a controlled crashed, about a mile straight out of runway 28,…

## Other aircraft with N40YR

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40YR): Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, S/N 4797, built 2019
- [Cancelled 2018-12-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40YR-2018-12-20): Robinson Helicopter R22, S/N 4795. Owner: [Robinson Helicopter Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBINSON%20HELICOPTER%20CO), [Torrance, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Torrance)

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