# N63XL: Piper PA-31T2, registration cancelled 1991-01-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 30, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31T2](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t2) (registry code 7103127)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 31T8166037
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: August 31, 1987
- Last registry action: January 4, 1991
- Mode S code: A83D7B
- Owner when cancelled: [Widefield Homes Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WIDEFIELD%20HOMES%20INC)
- Location: [Colorado Springs, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Colorado%20Springs)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7528° N, 104.7197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80911, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63XL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=63XL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63XL-1991-01-30

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-31T2: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t2.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 DEN89FA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA217), Sep 15, 1989: Piper PA-31T2 (N63XL), Louisville, CO, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHILE MANEUVERING FOR SPACING IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AT LOW ALTITUDE.

## 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 19890915035119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890915035119A), Sep 15, 1989: Piper PA31T2 (N63XL), Denver, CO, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Stalled in a steep turn after advised to make a 360 degree turn on final for traffic spacing.
- [Incident 19830330015049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830330015049I), Mar 30, 1983: Piper PA31T (N63XL), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. Too low on final at Private strip. Nose gear hooked the top strand of a barbed wire fence. Returned to base.

## Other aircraft with N63XL

- [Cancelled 2014-12-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63XL-2014-12-03): Cessna 560XL, S/N 560-6163. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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