# N4109E: Piper PA-31-350, registration cancelled 1996-08-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 16, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31-350](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (registry code 7103110)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 318353003
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: December 3, 1985
- Last registry action: November 16, 1994
- Mode S code: A4D7B8
- Owner when cancelled: [Cape Smythe Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAPE%20SMYTHE%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Barrow, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Barrow)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 71.2644° N, 156.7537° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99723, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4109E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4109E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4109E-1996-08-16

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (3)

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 ANC96FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96FA078), May 24, 1996: Piper PA-31-350 (N4109E), Point Hope, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight to ensure the nose baggage door was properly latched, and the subsequent opening of the baggage compartment door, which allowed items to collide with the left…
- [NTSB ANC90LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA062), Apr 17, 1990: Piper PA-31-350 (N4109E), Deadhorse, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF THE NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR.
- [NTSB ANC86LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA099), Jul 4, 1986: Piper PA-31-350 (N4109E), Barrow, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 19960524045629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960524045629A), May 24, 1996: Piper PA31350 (N4109E), Point Hope, AK, Substantial damage. Nose baggage door opened on takeoff. Baggage hit left prop. Got belwo umc. Landed on sea ice. Will fly door open.
- [Accident 19900416009509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900416009509A), Apr 16, 1990: Piper PA31350 (N4109E), Deadhorse, AK, Substantial damage. Baggage door opened on climb. Engine cover damaged horizontal stabilizer. Locking spring missing. Wrong restraint.
- [Incident 19870623040899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870623040899I), Jun 23, 1987: Piper PA31350 (N4109E), Nome, AK, Minor damage. On takeoff left gear piston, wheel and brake unit separated. On landing found sheared retaining pins.
- [Accident 19860703030369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860703030369A), Jul 3, 1986: Piper PA31350 (N4109E), Barrow, AK, Substantial damage. Shut down right engine due to oil leak. Accidentally closed left firewall cutoff valve. Landed gear up on tundra.

## Other aircraft with N4109E

- [Cancelled 1971-01-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4109E-1971-01-20): Aeronca 11CC, S/N 11CC-18, built 1947. Owner: [Grub John E & Eads Wayne B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRUB%20JOHN%20E%20%26%20EADS%20WAYNE%20B), [Torrance, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Torrance)

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