# N55WE: Piper PA-31-350, registration cancelled 1997-10-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 23, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 317405163
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: December 29, 1976
- Last registry action: January 8, 1997
- Mode S code: A6FF0B
- Owner when cancelled: [Key Largo Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KEY%20LARGO%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Homestead, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Homestead)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 25.4858° N, 80.5082° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33030, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55WE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55WE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55WE-1997-10-23

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-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 MIA86FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86FA112), Apr 4, 1986: Piper PA-31-350 (N55WE), Homestead, FL, substantial damage

## 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 19860404011149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860404011149A), Apr 4, 1986: Piper PA31350 (N55WE), Homestead, FL, Substantial damage. Underestimated fuel consumption, thought aircraft had auxiliary fuel tanks. Out of fuel. Landed in sawgrass area.

## Other aircraft with N55WE

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55WE): Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1, S/N 273, built 1952

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