# N54316: 1974 Piper PA-31-350, registration cancelled 2005-02-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 4, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 31-7405436
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 12, 1998
- Certificate issued: April 9, 1985
- Last registry action: June 15, 2004
- Mode S code: A6E5AB
- Owner when cancelled: [Tiffin Aire Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TIFFIN%20AIRE%20INC)
- Location: [Tiffin, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Tiffin)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.1242° N, 83.1736° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 44883, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54316
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54316
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54316-2005-02-04

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 NYC05FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05FA028), Dec 7, 2004: Piper PA-31-350 (N54316), Vandalia, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude\clearance while on approach, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees. Factors in the accident were the fog and low ceiling conditions.

## 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 20041207033569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041207033569A), Dec 7, 2004: Piper PA31350 (N54316), Dayton, OH, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On December 07, 2004, at about 0140 EST, a Piper PA-31-350 N54316 on a part 135 cargo flight operated by tiffin aire (dtxa) was destroyed when it…

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