# N6478L: 1969 Piper PA-31-310, registration cancelled 2011-01-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 3, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Expired dealer
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31-310](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (registry code 7103102)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 31-358
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Last registry action: September 2, 1997
- Mode S code: A882B7
- Owner when cancelled: [Florida Aircraft Exchange](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLORIDA%20AIRCRAFT%20EXCHANGE)
- Location: [Gulf Breeze, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Gulf%20Breeze)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.3909° N, 87.0248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32563, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6478L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6478L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6478L-2011-01-03

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 MIA79FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA077), Apr 28, 1979: Piper PA-31 (N6478L), Labelle, FL, destroyed, 2 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 19790428031399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790428031399A), Apr 28, 1979: Piper PA31 (N6478L), Labelle, FL, Destroyed. Illegal narcotics flight. Pilot made a go-around, hit a tree.

## Other aircraft with N6478L

- [Cancelled 1969-05-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6478L-1969-05-19): Piper PA-31-310, S/N 31-440. Exported to Canada

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