# N55UF: 1973 Piper PA-31P, registration cancelled 2014-11-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 12, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31P](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31p) (registry code 7103120)
- Engine: [Lycoming TIGO-541SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tigo-541ser) (registry code 41539)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 31P-7400182
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 6, 1973
- Certificate issued: January 15, 1992
- Last registry action: April 12, 1996
- Mode S code: A6FEDA
- Owner when cancelled: [Eksted Tim W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EKSTED%20TIM%20W)
- Location: [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8065° N, 117.1690° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92111, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55UF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55UF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55UF-2014-11-12

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-31P: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31p.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 LAX93FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA066), Dec 14, 1992: Piper PA-31P (N55UF), Oceanside, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE AIRPLANE COLLIDING WITH THE OCEAN DUE TO UNKNOWN REASON (S).

## 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 19921214050089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921214050089A), Dec 14, 1992: Piper PA31P (N55UF), Oceanside, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Dive into ocean after ATC received trim out no power transmission from pilot. Unable to define exact problem.

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