# N47831: 1978 Piper PA-32-300, registration cancelled 2020-02-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 20, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32-7840014
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 2, 2003
- Certificate issued: November 23, 2016
- Last registry action: November 23, 2016
- Mode S code: A5E1AD
- Owner when cancelled: [A W Stiles Contractors Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/A%20W%20STILES%20CONTRACTORS%20INC)
- Location: [Mcminnville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Mcminnville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.6451° N, 85.7412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37110, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47831
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=47831
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47831-2020-02-20

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-32-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ERA18FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA016), Nov 8, 2017: Piper PA 32 (N47831), Morrison, TN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilots' loss of control during a missed approach in night instrument meteorological conditions as a result of spatial disorientation.
- [NTSB LAX81DUG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUG13), Feb 14, 1981: Piper PA-32 (N47831), Salton Sea, CA, substantial damage

## 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 20171107018369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171107018369A), Nov 7, 2017: Piper PA-32-300 (N47831), Mcminnville, TN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On November 7, 2017, about 1845 central standard time, a Piper PA-32-300, N47831, was destroyed after it impacted terrain near morrison, Tennessee. The private…
- [Accident 19810214005459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810214005459A), Feb 14, 1981: Piper PA32300 (N47831), North Shore, CA, Substantial damage. Crash-landed in desert. Airplane had been stolen by unknown party.

## Other aircraft with N47831

- [Cancelled 1949-02-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47831-1949-02-03): Interstate S-1B1, S/N 9, built 1942. Owner: [Speer J L Et Al](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPEER%20J%20L%20ET%20AL), [Brownsville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Brownsville)

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