# N794CA: 1980 Piper PA-31T, registration cancelled 2002-04-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 22, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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-8120018
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 20, 1980
- Certificate issued: December 2, 1997
- Last registry action: December 19, 2000
- Mode S code: AAC714
- Owner when cancelled: [Calhoon Robert D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CALHOON%20ROBERT%20D)
- Location: [Hobbs, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Hobbs)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.6747° N, 103.4468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 88240, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N794CA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=794CA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N794CA-2002-04-22

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 FTW02LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA076), Feb 5, 2002: Piper PA-31T (N794CA), Hobbs, NM, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain the proper glidepath during the instrument approach. Contributing factors were the dark night light conditions and the pilot's diverted attention.

## 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 20020204001299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020204001299A), Feb 4, 2002: Piper PA31T (N794CA), Hobbs, NM, Destroyed. (-23) On February 4, 2002, Mr. Calhoon was the PIC of N794CA, a Piper PA-31T, being operated in IMC conditions from las to hob. On the second ILS runway 3…

## Other aircraft with N794CA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N794CA): Cessna 182T, S/N 18282127, built 2008

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