# N481CA: 1999 Piper PA-32R-301T, registration cancelled 2017-05-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 31, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32R-301T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (registry code 7103220)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3257081
- Year built: 1999
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 24, 1999
- Certificate issued: July 9, 2003
- Last registry action: July 21, 2009
- Mode S code: A5EC83
- Owner when cancelled: [Macho Grande Air LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MACHO%20GRANDE%20AIR%20LLC)
- Location: [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5588° N, 112.1325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85051, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N481CA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=481CA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N481CA-2017-05-31

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-32R-301T: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR 99ZZZX1217](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX1217), Feb 27, 1999: LINE. CRACKED. CRACKED/BROKEN ELBOW ADAPTER WELD. AREA AROUND WELD WAS CRACKED CAUSING ADAPTER TO BREAK OFF WITH MINIMAL FORCE. WHEN ADAPTER BREAKS OFF, A 1 INCH HOLE IS LEFT 

## 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 LAX04FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA001), Oct 1, 2003: Piper PA-32R-301T (N481CA), Corona, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the turbocharger exhaust clamp due to a pre-existing weld crack, which allowed the release of high temperature exhaust gasses in the engine compartment, causing an in-flight fire.

## 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 20031001025919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031001025919A), Oct 1, 2003: Piper PA32R301T (N481CA), Corona, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Pilot information, hours make and model, hours last 90 days, total hours, and regulatory check-ride was not available. On October 1, 2003, Mr. Robert p.…

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