# N54286: Piper PA-31-350, registration cancelled 1980-09-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 22, 1980
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31-350](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (registry code 7103110)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 317405226
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: July 3, 1974
- Mode S code: A6E2E9
- Owner when cancelled: [Verna Drilling Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VERNA%20DRILLING%20CO)
- Location: [Levelland, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Levelland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54286
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54286
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54286-1980-09-22

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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

## 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 DEN79FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA039-201204), May 13, 1979: Piper PA-31 (N54286), Albuquerque, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19790513041899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790513041899A), May 13, 1979: Piper PA31350 (N54286), Albuquerque, NM, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Tried go-around with one engine feathered. Unable to raise gear due to faulty pump. Unable to maintain altitude.

## Other aircraft with N54286

- [Cancelled 1955-04-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54286-1955-04-01): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T43-7241. Owner: [Robert Lee Hoffmann](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBERT%20LEE%20HOFFMANN), [Olathe, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Olathe)

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