# N53AM: 1979 Piper PA-31T, registration cancelled 2020-08-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 2, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (registry code 7103124)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (registry code 52043)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8EA), [TCDS E4EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 31T-7920037
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 8, 1979
- Certificate issued: April 15, 2010
- Last registry action: March 14, 2017
- Mode S code: A6AE20
- Owner when cancelled: [Tiburon Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TIBURON%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8109° N, 96.8132° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75219, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53AM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53AM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53AM-2020-08-02

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

## Service difficulty reports (2)

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

- [SDR 2018FA0000223](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2018FA0000223), Nov 1, 2017: BOLT. MISSING. BOLT MISSING. LEFT GEAR WOULD NOT COME OFF UPLOCK UPON GEAR EXTENSION CYCLE. SUSPECT BOLT CRACK FAILURE. RECOMMEND BOLT REPLACEMENT PERIODICALLY.
- [SDR 20000714SH004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000714SH004), Jan 27, 1999: CLAMP. LOOSE. ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM INTERCONNECT HOSE, P/N 49990-07, PULLED FREE FROM UNDER CLAMP, P/N 554-901, AND STRAP, P/N 49989-05, FOR A LENGTH FROM 10 TO 2 O''CLOCK POS

## 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 FTW95LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA352), Aug 20, 1995: Piper PA-31T (N53AM), Alpine, TX, minor damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOTS OF BOTH AIRPLANES TO SEE AND AVOID EACH OTHER. A FACTOR WAS THE CESSNA'S INOPERATIVE RADIO.

## 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.

- [Incident 20171023021459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171023021459I), Oct 23, 2017: Piper PA-31T (N53AM), Tyler, TX, Minor damage. On October 23, 2017 @ approximately 1317 CDT aircraft N53AM, a Piper PA-31T, serial number 31T-7920037 reported gear problem while inbound to Tyler, TX (tyr)…
- [Incident 19990120010229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990120010229I), Jan 20, 1999: Piper PA31T (N53AM), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX. (-5)On January 20, 1999, at approximately 1420 hours local time, Piper aircraft N53A, owned in part by jmk holding management co., ltd., experienced a loss of…
- [Accident 19950820025592A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950820025592A), Aug 20, 1995: Piper PA31T (N53AM), Alpine, TX, Minor damage. Landed on runway and collided at intersection with N5638T that landed on runway 19. Stated made calls, verifified.

## Other aircraft with N53AM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53AM): Bell Textron Canada 407, S/N 56493

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