# N59783: Piper PA-31-325, registration cancelled 1991-06-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 5, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31-325](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-325) (registry code 7103105)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 317612024
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: April 10, 1984
- Last registry action: February 21, 1990
- Mode S code: A7BAF4
- Owners when cancelled: [Stepovich Christopter A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEPOVICH%20CHRISTOPTER%20A), [Stepovich Dominic L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEPOVICH%20DOMINIC%20L)
- Location: [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 67.3758° N, 149.7280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99701, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59783
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=59783
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59783-1991-06-05

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-31-325: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-325.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 ANC90FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA161), Sep 3, 1990: Piper PA-31-325 (N59783), Kaltag, AK, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE AFTER BECOMING DISTRACTED WITH AN ENGINE PROBLEM. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: LOSS OF POWER IN THE #2 ENGINE FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON AND THE…

## 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 19900903037619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900903037619A), Sep 3, 1990: Piper PA31325 (N59783), Kaltag, AK, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Lost power right engine. Did not feather. Settled hit river then trees. NR5 cylinder came loose.

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