# N6517C: 1978 Piper PA-32RT-300, registration cancelled 2014-11-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 12, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32RT-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (registry code 7103215)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32R-7885030
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 17, 1978
- Certificate issued: December 28, 1992
- Last registry action: January 28, 1999
- Mode S code: A893C1
- Owner when cancelled: [Berg Oyvind](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERG%20OYVIND)
- Location: [Murfreesboro, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Murfreesboro)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.8817° N, 86.3187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37130, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6517C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6517C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6517C-2014-11-12

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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-32RT-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300.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 MIA95FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA037), Dec 11, 1994: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N6517C), Sylvan Springs, AL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: POOR IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND FOR FAILURE TO DEVIATE TO AN ALTERNATE AIRPORT AFTER ENCOUNTERING ICING CONDITIONS IN AN AIRPLANE NOT CERTIFICATED FOR FLIGHT IN ICING…

## 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 19941210041239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941210041239A), Dec 10, 1994: Piper PA32RT300 (N6517C), Birmingham, AL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Iced up and loosing altitude struck power line tower. Broke up on ground impact AIRMET out on icing. No anti icing.

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