# N45008: 1980 Piper PA-31-350, registration cancelled 2004-09-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 23, 2004
- 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: 31-8052167
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 27, 1980
- Certificate issued: July 29, 1998
- Last registry action: August 17, 2004
- Mode S code: A57495
- Owner when cancelled: [Larry'S Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LARRY'S%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/N45008
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=45008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45008-2004-09-23

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

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR FWRA2001003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FWRA2001003), May 11, 2001: THRU BOLT. FRACTURED. AT CRUISE FLIGHT, THE NR 3 CYLINDER SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE CASE, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INFLIGHT FIRE. THE ENGINE CASE, CYLINDER HOLD DOWN STUDS, THROUGH BOLT 
- [SDR 20010516CW001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010516CW001), May 11, 2001: STUD. FRACTURED. AT CRUISE FLIGHT, THE NR 3 CYLINDER SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE CASE, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INFLIGHT FIRE. THE ENGINE CASE, CYLINDER HOLD DOWN STUDS THROUGH BOLT S

## 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 ANC04LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA018), Jan 2, 2004: Piper PA-31-350 (N45008), Koyukuk, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's continued flight into adverse weather conditions, and his failure to maintain clearance from terrain, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain. Factors associated with the…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20040102000469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040102000469A), Jan 2, 2004: Piper PA31350 (N45008), Koyukuk, AK, Destroyed. (-23) While preparing to depart from the galena, AK airport the pilot was advised by the company agent in galena that the weather in Koyukuk, AK. Was "foggy".…
- [Incident 20001221026539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001221026539I), Dec 21, 2000: Piper PA31350 (N45008), Galena, AK, Minor damage. (-23) ALO12001B0819 at 3,000' and cruise phase of flight while enroute to Galena, Alaska, the #3 cylinder of the left engine separated from the engine case,…

## Other aircraft with N45008

- [Cancelled 2021-12-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45008-2021-12-07): Air Tractor AT-402B, S/N 402B-1456. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Air Tractor Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20TRACTOR%20INC), [Olney, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Olney)

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