# N7245L: 1969 Piper PA-31, registration cancelled 2015-05-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 12, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31) (registry code 7103103)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20SO), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 31336
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 20, 1979
- Certificate issued: September 18, 1997
- Last registry action: September 15, 2009
- Mode S code: A9B57A
- Owner when cancelled: [Vincennes University](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VINCENNES%20UNIVERSITY)
- Location: [Indianapolis, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Indianapolis)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7304° N, 86.2778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46241, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7245L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7245L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7245L-2015-05-12

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

## 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 DEN75FQG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FQG06), Mar 19, 1975: Piper PA-31 (N7245L), Hobbs, NM, substantial damage

## 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 19780202005489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780202005489I), Feb 2, 1978: Piper PA31 (N7245L), North Jackson, OH, Minor damage. Pilot making one engine landing lost directional control. Oil had leaked out of newly installed vacuum pump.
- [Accident 19750319005719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750319005719A), Mar 19, 1975: Piper PA31 (N7245L), Hobbs, NM, Substantial damage. Plt pos both fuel sel off. Set up forced ldg,then caught error. Regained pwr at too low alt. Hit wire

## Other aircraft with N7245L

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7245L-undated): Piper PA-31-310, S/N 31770. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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