# N79HW: 1983 Piper PA 31P 350, registration cancelled 2013-06-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 5, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA 31P 350](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31p-350) (registry code 7103111)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8EA), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 31P-8414021
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 29, 1983
- Certificate issued: August 21, 1987
- Last registry action: July 11, 1994
- Mode S code: AAB670
- Owner when cancelled: [Charlie Gill Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHARLIE%20GILL%20ENTERPRISES%20INC)
- Location: [Colton, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Colton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0346° N, 117.2882° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92324, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79HW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79HW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79HW-2013-06-05

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 31P 350: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31p-350.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 LAX89FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA025), Oct 27, 1988: Piper PA31P-350 (N79HW), Redlands, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT SELECTION OF AN INAPPROPRIATE ALTITUDE FOR THE ATTEMPTED NIGHT SPECIAL VFR CIRCLE TO LAND MANEUVER. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DARK NIGHT, RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES…

## 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 19881026048239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881026048239A), Oct 26, 1988: Piper PA31P350 (N79HW), Redlands, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flew into rising terrain at night in fog on a special VFR from ILS at norton afb to the Redlands airport.

## Other aircraft with N79HW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79HW): Xtremeair XA42, S/N 153, built 2019

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