# N525AA: 1980 Piper PA-31-350, registration cancelled 2015-12-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 2, 2015
- Exported to: Colombia
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31-350](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (registry code 7103110)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20SO), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 31-8052111
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 20, 1980
- Certificate issued: February 19, 2015
- Last registry action: February 19, 2015
- Mode S code: A69B82
- Owner when cancelled: [Venus America Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VENUS%20AMERICA%20CORP)
- Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- Owner type: Non-citizen corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 25.6544° N, 80.4122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33186, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N525AA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=525AA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N525AA-2015-12-02

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-31-350: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350.md

## Service difficulty reports (10)

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

- [SDR BSYA2012013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BSYA2012013), Mar 9, 2012: TRANSPONDER. INOPERATIVE. AFTER TAKEOFF FROM TEB, PILOT WAS NOTIFIED BY ATC THAT HIS TRANSPONDER WAS NOT WORKING AND HAD HIM CIRCLE BACK AND LAND AT TEB WITHOUT INCIDENT. AVIONICS REPLAC
- [SDR BSYA2012006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BSYA2012006), Feb 13, 2012: CIRCUIT BREAKER. OVERHEATED. PILOT WAS FLYING FROM BED TO BDL AND STARTED GETTING SMOKE IN COCKPIT. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED SAFELY IN BDL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED DEFECTIVE LT A
- [SDR 2005FA0000685](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2005FA0000685), Dec 17, 2004: CRANKSHAFT. FAILED. CRANKSHAFT BROKEN AT NR3 MAIN, THEN AT 2 OTHER PLACES. (K)
- [SDR 4022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/4022), Sep 14, 2004: CRANKSHAFT. FAILED. PILOT WAS IN CRUISE, LEFT ENGINE HAD VIBRATION AND UNCOMMANDED SHUT DOWN. PILOT LANDED AT PHD. VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED CRANKCASE DAMAGE / CRANKSHAFT HAD FAIL
- [SDR BSY2003F00025](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BSY2003F00025), Oct 21, 2003: DOWNLOCK. LACK OF LUBE. RT GEAR NO DOWN AND LOCK LIGHT. CLEANED AND LUBED RT GEAR DOWN AND LOCK MECHANISM, JACK AIRCRAFT, SWUNG GEAR SEVERAL TIMES. OPS CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR BSY2002F00014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BSY2002F00014), Aug 9, 2002: O-RING. FAILED. AIRCRAFT ABORTED TAKE OFF BECAUSE LT ENGINE 200 RPM LOW. FOUND O-RINGS ON LEFT FUEL MANIFOLD IN WING ROOT SUCKING AIR, REMOVED AND REPLACED O-RINGS. OPS GOOD.
- [SDR 20000831SH005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000831SH005), Jul 4, 2000: B-NUT. LOOSE. OWB - GOING INTO OWB, COULD NOT GET LANDING GEAR DOWN. PILOT HAND PUMPED GEAR DOWN, LANDED NO PROBLEMS. SERVICED HYDRAULIC FLUID, TIGHTENED LOOSE B-NUT BACK SID
- [SDR 20000530SH010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000530SH010), May 5, 2000: CYLINDER. SEPARATED. AGC - LEFT ENGINE NR 2 CYLINDER SEPARATED FROM ENGINE. CAUSE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. (X)
- [SDR 99ZZZX3481](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX3481), Aug 4, 1999: PROBE. MALFUNCTIONED. RIGHT OIL TEMPERATURE WENT TO RED LINE ON TAKEOFF, ABORTED TAKEOFF.
- [SDR 97ZZZX4040](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX4040), Jul 9, 1997: SWITCH. OUT OF RIG. HAD NO NOSE GEAR DOWN INDICATION. FOUND NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCK SWITCH OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. READJUSTED SWITCH PER SPECS. OPS CHECKS GOOD.

## 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.

- [Incident 20000504020149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000504020149I), May 4, 2000: Piper PA31350 (N525AA), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. (-23)Incident #IEA0300094

## Other aircraft with N525AA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N525AA): Pilatus PC-12/45, S/N 315, built 2000

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