# N777HM: Piper PA-31, registration cancelled 1998-09-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 18, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31) (registry code 7103103)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 317812110
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: March 1, 1991
- Last registry action: March 19, 1997
- Mode S code: AA83C3
- Owner when cancelled: [Torosian Peter E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOROSIAN%20PETER%20E)
- Location: [Atkinson, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Atkinson)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.8391° N, 71.1672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 03811, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N777HM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=777HM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777HM-1998-09-18

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 NYC98FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98FA071), Mar 1, 1998: Piper PA-31-310 (N777HM), Presque Isle, ME, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the published instrument approach procedure and his descent below the minimum descent altitude. Contributing factors were the night conditions, low ceilings, and fog.

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 19980301002179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980301002179A), Mar 1, 1998: Piper PA31 (N777HM), Presque Isle, ME, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Bird air taxi crashed under unknown circ, 2 POB suffered fatal inj, acft was destroyed, Presque Isle, ME. (.4)the pilot was performing a night vor/dme approach…
- [Incident 19940803048509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940803048509I), Aug 3, 1994: Piper PA31310 (N777HM), Albany, NY, Minor damage. NR2 cylinder right engine separated en route. Shutdown. Diverted alb. Cause cylinder failure undetermined.
- [Incident 19940425014519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940425014519I), Apr 25, 1994: Piper PA31310 (N777HM), Albany, NY. Right engine failure on climb. Returned. Found crankshaft had failed.
- [Incident 19911012054249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911012054249I), Oct 12, 1991: Piper PA31 (N777HM), Portland, ME, Minor damage. Lost spinner from right propeller on takeoff. Landed safely on return to airport.

## Other aircraft with N777HM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N777HM): Cessna A185F, S/N 18504048, built 1980

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