# N42CV: 1980 Piper PA-31T, registration cancelled 2022-01-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 8, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (registry code 7103124)
- Engine: [U/A Canada PT6A-27-28](https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-27-28) (registry code 61504)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 31T-8020067
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 9, 1980
- Certificate issued: September 25, 2015
- Last registry action: August 15, 2018
- Mode S code: A4F98C
- Owner when cancelled: [Cheyenne Partners LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHEYENNE%20PARTNERS%20LLC)
- Location: [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 30.2784° N, 92.0279° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70507, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42CV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=42CV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42CV-2022-01-08

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-31T: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t.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 CEN20MA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20MA044), Dec 28, 2019: Piper PA 31T (N42CV), Lafayette, LA, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation during the initial climb in instrument meteorological conditions.

## 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 20191228016389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191228016389A), Dec 28, 2019: Piper PA-31T (N42CV), Lafayette, LA, Destroyed, 5 fatal. On December 28, 2019, about 921 central standard time, a Piper pa 31T airplane, N42CV, was destroyed when it impacted terrain shortly after takeoff from…

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