# N78GA: 1983 Piper PA-31-350, registration cancelled 2018-02-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 16, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31-350](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (registry code 7103110)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20SO), [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 31-8352030
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 6, 2000
- Certificate issued: October 27, 2004
- Last registry action: November 6, 2012
- Mode S code: AA8EC4
- Owner when cancelled: [Grant Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRANT%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78GA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78GA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78GA-2018-02-16

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

## Service difficulty reports (4)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR ENHA2005PA310](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ENHA2005PA310), Oct 14, 2005: PUMP. MALFUNCTIONED. IN FLIGHT RT ENG SHUTDOWN. PILOT ATTEMPT AIR RESTART, UNABLE TO AIR START, SECURED ENG, LANDED, 1 ENG OPERATING. OBSERVED FUEL STREAMING OFF OF RT WING, OBSERVE
- [SDR ENHA0510](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ENHA0510), Mar 27, 2005: ALTERNATOR. FAILED. ALTERNATOR NOT CHARGING.
- [SDR ENHA0506](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ENHA0506), Dec 30, 2004: ALTERNATOR. FAILED. ALTERNATOR FAILED.
- [SDR ENHA2003P3101](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ENHA2003P3101), Dec 7, 2003: ENGINE. CONTAMINATED. DURING TAKE-OFF ROLL AND INITIAL CLIMB PASSENGERS NOTIFIED PIC OF SMOKE/HAZE IN THE CABIN. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED FOR LANDING. THE AIRCRAF

## 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.

- [Incident 20051014027119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051014027119I), Oct 14, 2005: Piper PA31350 (N78GA), Bethel, AK. (-23) During cruise flight the right engine quit. The pilot tried to restart the engine but could not get it going again so he secured it and flew into Bethel…

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