# N522RF: 2001 Piper PA46-500TP, registration cancelled 2003-10-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 11, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA46-500TP](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa46-500tp) (registry code 7104622)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-42) (registry code 52062)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A25SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A25SO), [TCDS E4EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 4697119
- Year built: 2001
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 13, 2001
- Certificate issued: February 5, 2002
- Last registry action: February 5, 2002
- Mode S code: A691D9
- Owner when cancelled: [Fuller Richard W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FULLER%20RICHARD%20W)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1885° N, 106.4935° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87122, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N522RF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=522RF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N522RF-2003-10-11

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 PA46-500TP: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa46-500tp.md

## Service difficulty reports (4)

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

- [SDR 2004FA0000583](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2004FA0000583), Mar 7, 2003: CHECK VALVE. MISALIGNED. HINGE PIN DISPLACED, FLAPPER DOOR MISALIGNED, ALLOWING REVERSE FUEL FLOW. PART MARKED 99240/2S6952.
- [SDR 2004FA0000593](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2004FA0000593), Mar 7, 2003: CHECK VALVE. STUCK. CHECK VALVE ASSY. GRAVITY/SUPPLY LINE FOUND STUCK OPEN ALLOWING FUEL DISPLACEMENT FROM HEADER TANK.
- [SDR 2004FA0000592](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2004FA0000592), Mar 7, 2003: CHECK VALVE. STUCK. CHECK VALVE ASSY. GRAVITY/SUPPLY LINE FOUND STUCK OPEN ALLOWING FUEL DISPLACEMENT FROM HEADER TANK.
- [SDR 2004FA0000582](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2004FA0000582), Mar 7, 2003: CHECK VALVE. STUCK. CHECK VALVE, GRAVITY/SUPPLY LINE FOUND STUCK OPEN ALLOWING FUEL DISPLACEMENT FROM HEADER TANK. AIRCRAFT INVOLVED IN FATAL ACCIDENT 03/07/03

## 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 DEN03FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03FA045), Mar 8, 2003: Piper PA-46-500TP (N522RF), Albuquerque, NM, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's unstabilized approach and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance. Contributing factors were the dark night light condition, and the static wires.

## 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 20030307004889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030307004889A), Mar 7, 2003: Piper PA46500TP (N522RF), Albuquerque, NM, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (-23) On March 7, 2003, at 1918 mt, a Piper PA-46-500TP, N522RF, was destroyed during impact with terrain near Double Eagle II Airport, Albuquerque, new…

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