# N62856: 1976 Piper PA-31-310, registration cancelled 2012-10-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 4, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31-310](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (registry code 7103102)
- Serial number: 31-7612096
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 27, 1976
- Last registry action: June 24, 1982
- Mode S code: A8371B
- Location: [Avoca, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Avoca)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.3364° N, 75.7284° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 18641, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62856
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=62856
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62856-2012-10-04

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-31-310: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310.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 CHI79FEX03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEX03), Oct 23, 1978: Piper PA-31 (N62856), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Incident 19800331045989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800331045989I), Mar 31, 1980: Piper PA31300 (N62856), Indianapolis, IN. Right engine surged and fluctuated 300 RPM after takeoff. Suspect fuel contiminated by water.
- [Accident 19781023033619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781023033619A), Oct 23, 1978: Piper PA31T1 (N62856), Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. Struck saw horses with flashers operating.ATC cleared acft to clobarricaded taxiway.

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