# N6038A: Piper PA-31T, registration cancelled 1992-05-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 28, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (registry code 7103124)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 31T7820072
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: January 23, 1987
- Last registry action: January 31, 1991
- Mode S code: A7D5D5
- Owner when cancelled: [Testa Thomas J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TESTA%20THOMAS%20J)
- Location: [Burgettstown, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Burgettstown)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.3886° N, 80.4415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 15021, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6038A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6038A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6038A-1992-05-28

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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-31T: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t.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 CHI92FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA084), Jan 31, 1992: Piper PA-31T (N6038A), Swanton, OH, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19920131001569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920131001569A), Jan 31, 1992: Piper PA31T (N6038A), Toledo, OH, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Vertical ground impact on initial climbout in fog. No mechanical defects found. Icing conditions aloft.
- [Incident 19870217049509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870217049509I), Feb 17, 1987: Piper PA31T (N6038A), Atlantic City, NJ, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend the gear for landing. Landed gear up.

## Other aircraft with N6038A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6038A): Cameron Balloons US N-65, S/N 5977, built 1995
- [Cancelled 1957-07-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6038A-1957-07-19): Cessna 172, S/N 28638. Exported to Austria. Owner: [Tyson E J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TYSON%20E%20J), [Raleigh, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Raleigh)

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