# N65TT: 1976 Piper PA-31, registration cancelled 2015-11-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 16, 2015
- Exported to: Fiji
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31) (registry code 7103103)
- Engine: [Lycoming TIO-540-A2C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-a2c) (registry code 41971)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20SO), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 31-7612078
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Special flight permit
- Airworthiness date: September 18, 2015
- Certificate issued: November 7, 2013
- Last registry action: November 2, 2015
- Mode S code: A88C1C
- Owner when cancelled: [Paris Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PARIS%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Vero Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Vero%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.6407° N, 80.4036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32960, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65TT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=65TT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65TT-2015-11-16

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: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31.md

## Service difficulty reports (4)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 98ZZZX3420](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3420), Aug 6, 1998: CLAMP. LOOSE. EXHAUST CLAMP CAME LOOSE IN-FLIGHT ALLOWING EXHAUST STACK TO COME LOOSE FROM THE TURBOCHARGER EXIT PORT ON THE LEFT ENGINE. HOT EXHAUST GASSES BLISTERED THE PAI
- [SDR 98ZZZX3196](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3196), Aug 6, 1998: WHEEL. CORRODED. MAIN WHEEL WAS DISASSEMBLED FOR BRAKE DISC REPLACEMENT. THE INBOARD HALF WAS SEVERELY PITTED FROM CORROSION AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS AREA CANNOT BE SEEN UNL
- [SDR 98ZZZX3026](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3026), Aug 6, 1998: BRACKET. CRACKED. FOUND TURBO UPPER AFT MOUNT BRACKET CRACKED AT WELD. THIS WAS A HARD AREA TO SEE AND SHOULD BE LOOKED AT EVERY INSPECTION.
- [SDR 98ZZZX2458](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX2458), May 28, 1998: DIMMER. BURNED. IN-FLIGHT, PILOT SELECTED PANEL LIGHTS ON, SMOKE BLEW OUT OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INSTANTLY. PILOT SHUT OFF ALL POWER. SAFE LANDING WAS MADE. FOUND PANEL LIGHT 

## 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 20000601032719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000601032719I), Jun 1, 2000: Piper PA31 (N65TT), Rochester, NY. (-23)On June 1, 2000, at 1830 EST, a Piper aircraft, PA-31-350, s/n 31-7612078, N65TT, experienced fumes in the cockpit while inbound to Rochester, NY airport…
- [Incident 19980519019569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980519019569I), May 19, 1998: Piper PA31 (N65TT), Rochester, NY. Smoke from under panel on approach turned off master. Smoke stopped. Used had com. Panel dimmer switch shorted.

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