# N70DL: 1985 Piper PA-46-310P, registration cancelled 2017-03-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 6, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-46-310P](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p) (registry code 7104605)
- Engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A25SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A25SO), [TCDS E8CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E8CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 46-8608001
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 30, 1985
- Certificate issued: April 24, 2002
- Last registry action: April 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A9528B
- Owner when cancelled: [Hickory Travel LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HICKORY%20TRAVEL%20LLC)
- Location: [Hickory, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Hickory)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.7332° N, 81.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hickory, NC, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70DL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=70DL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70DL-2017-03-06

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-46-310P: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p.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 ATL03FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA133), Aug 31, 2003: Piper PA-46-310P (N70DL), Hilton Head Is, SC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a VFR pattern for a precautionary landing, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and subsequent collision with terrain. Also causal…

## 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 20030831021619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030831021619A), Aug 31, 2003: Piper PA46310P (N70DL), Hilton Head Is, SC, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. (-23) It was reported that on takeoff roll N70DL reported, "N70DL returning to Hilton Head Airport for an emergency landing ? Cover off". It was also reported…

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