# N717RL: 1972 Piper PA-32-300, registration cancelled 2018-01-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 8, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32-7340050
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 15, 1972
- Certificate issued: June 8, 2009
- Last registry action: February 16, 2012
- Mode S code: A99790
- Owner when cancelled: [Superior Pallet Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUPERIOR%20PALLET%20CO)
- Location: [Flowood, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Flowood)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3370° N, 90.0859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 39232, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N717RL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=717RL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N717RL-2018-01-08

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-32-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300.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 ERA13FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA055), Nov 13, 2012: Piper PA-32-300 (N717RL), Jackson, MS, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in his failure to note the water in the fuel tank due to condensation, which subsequently shut down the engine in flight. Contributing to…

## 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 20121113027039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121113027039A), Nov 13, 2012: Piper PA-32-300 (N717RL), Jackson, MS, Destroyed, 3 fatal. The ATP pilot and two pilot rated passengers were fatally injured when the aircraft crashed into a dwelling in a residential area, and burned.

## Other aircraft with N717RL

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N717RL): Kenworthy Mark A RV-9A, S/N 91651, built 2009

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