# N500BH: 1975 Piper PA-31P, registration cancelled 2014-12-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 2, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31P](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31p) (registry code 7103120)
- Engine: [Lycoming TIGO-541SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tigo-541ser) (registry code 41539)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 31P-7530024
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 3, 1978
- Certificate issued: February 3, 1981
- Last registry action: July 10, 1987
- Mode S code: A63A11
- Owner when cancelled: [Becher Hoppe Engineers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BECHER%20HOPPE%20ENGINEERS%20INC)
- Location: [Schofield, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Schofield)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.8900° N, 89.5207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 54476, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500BH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=500BH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500BH-2014-12-02

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-31P: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31p.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 CHI92FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA066), Jan 2, 1992: Piper PA-31P (N500BH), Mosinee, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: AN INFLIGHT FIRE WITH THE CABIN HEATER AS THE ORIGIN, AND UNSUITABLE TERRAIN IN WHICH TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SOFT TERRAIN.

## 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 19920102000049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920102000049A), Jan 2, 1992: Piper PA31P (N500BH), Mosinee, WI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost control and crashed on ILS approach. Sound heard indicates spiral. Gasoline heater showed overtemp.

## Other aircraft with N500BH

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500BH): Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E, S/N 0537E, built 1998

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