# N504DB: 1968 Piper PA-31-310, registration cancelled 2013-07-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 10, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31-310](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (registry code 7103102)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 31-222
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 9, 1968
- Last registry action: June 21, 1993
- Mode S code: A64919
- Location: [Sacramento, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sacramento)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.5174° N, 121.4414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95824, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N504DB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=504DB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N504DB-2013-07-10

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-31-310: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310.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 LAX91LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA343), Aug 3, 1991: Piper PA-31-310 (N504DB), Byron, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE AND HIS MISJUDGING THE DISTANCE TO THE RUNWAY.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19910802060309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910802060309A), Aug 2, 1991: Piper PA31310 (N504DB), Byron, CA, Substantial damage. Both engines quit en route. Vectored to airport. Landed short. Hit fence and ditch. No fuel onboard aircraft.
- [Incident 19810123010739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810123010739I), Jan 23, 1981: Piper PA31 (N504DB), Anchorage, AK. Right engine began to run rough on climbout. Propeller feathered. Engine shutdown. Engine problem undetermined.
- [Incident 19790219007089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790219007089I), Feb 19, 1979: Piper PA31 (N504DB), Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. As aircraft turned off runway nose wheel separated from assembly.

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