# N62987: 1976 Piper PA-31-325, 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-31-325](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-325) (registry code 7103105)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20SO), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 31-7712007
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 30, 1976
- Last registry action: November 14, 1986
- Mode S code: A83B3C
- Location: [Madison, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Madison)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.1358° N, 89.3475° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 53704, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62987
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=62987
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62987-2012-10-04

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-31-325: 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 NYC81FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FAMS1), Nov 10, 1980: Piper PA-31 (N62987), Bridgeport, CT, destroyed, 4 fatal

## 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 19801010075849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801010075849A), Oct 10, 1980: Piper PA31325 (N62987), Bridgeport, CT, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Confused as to location & navigation equipment. Reported out of fuel, over water & ditching. One body found.

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