# N7697L: Piper PA-31-350, registration cancelled 1997-05-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 21, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31-350](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (registry code 7103110)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 317305027
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: January 23, 1985
- Last registry action: February 19, 1997
- Mode S code: AA664F
- Owner when cancelled: [Suncoast Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUNCOAST%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Clearwater, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Clearwater)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.9794° N, 82.7713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearwater, FL, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7697L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7697L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7697L-1997-05-21

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-31-350: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 FTW85LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA250), Jun 9, 1985: Piper PA-31-350 (N7697L), Dallas, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD79IA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79IA090), Sep 25, 1979: Piper PA-31 (N7697L), Morristown, NJ, incident, minor damage

## 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 19850609023609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850609023609A), Jun 9, 1985: Piper PA31350 (N7697L), Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Engines quit on base due to fuel exhaustion. Landed long, slid off runway. Flaps and gear could not be extended.

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