# N779MF: 1979 Piper PA-31T, registration cancelled 2017-06-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 9, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (registry code 7103124)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (registry code 52043)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8EA), [TCDS E4EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 31T-7920093
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 30, 1979
- Certificate issued: December 12, 2011
- Last registry action: November 12, 2014
- Mode S code: AA8B8F
- Owner when cancelled: [American Medflight Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20MEDFLIGHT%20INC)
- Location: [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.4892° N, 119.7462° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89502, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N779MF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=779MF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N779MF-2017-06-09

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-31T: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t.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 WPR17FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA024), Nov 19, 2016: Piper PA 31T (N779MF), Elko, NV, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power to the left engine for reasons that could not be determined due to the extensive fire and impact damage to the airplane.

## 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 20161118018589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161118018589A), Nov 18, 2016: Piper PA-31T (N779MF), Elko, NV, Substantial damage, 4 fatal. During the departure from Elko airport, runway 6, the aircraft made a sharp left spiraling descending turn contacting a parked pickup truck with the left wing,…

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