# N81659: 1980 Piper PA-34-200T, registration cancelled 2006-08-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 18, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406)
- Engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7SO), [TCDS E9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E9CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 34-8070143
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 21, 1980
- Last registry action: June 29, 2006
- Mode S code: AB22CF
- Location: [Kennesaw, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Kennesaw)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0366° N, 84.5901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30144, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81659
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81659
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81659-2006-08-18

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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-34-200T: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

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

- [SDR EEJ2002F00001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EEJ2002F00001), Feb 7, 2002: CHANNEL. INOPERATIVE. ON TAKE OFF WHEN THE PILOT RETRACTED THE GEAR. HE HEAD A STRANGE NOISE FROM THE NOISE GEAR AREA. WHEN HE PUT THE GEAR HANDLE DOWN. THE NOSE GEAR EXTEND ABOUT 45
- [SDR EEJ2001F00001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EEJ2001F00001), Oct 12, 2001: CHANNEL. CRACKED. NOSE WHEEL STEERING CHANNEL CRACKED AT RIGHT REAR WELD. MADE POPPING NOISE WHILE TAXING. DUE TO STEERING AIRCRAFT ON GROUND, NOSE WHEEL STEERING (WHERE BALL GOE

## 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 DEN05FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05FA087), Jun 9, 2005: Piper PA-34-200T (N81659), Telluride, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain. Contributing to the accident were the high, rising terrain and fatigue.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20050609010649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050609010649A), Jun 9, 2005: Piper PA34200T (N81659), Telluride, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On 06/09/05 at 0933 MDT a Piper PA-34-200T, N81659, s/n 34-8070143, impacted terrain 11 nautical miles southwest of Telluride co. the aircraft was…
- [Incident 20020206002069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020206002069I), Feb 6, 2002: Piper PA34200T (N81659), Rock Springs, WY, Minor damage. (-23) After takeoff from Rock Springs the pilot noticed that the nose gear did not fully retract. After several attempts to lower and raise the landing gear…
- [Incident 19900317014399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900317014399I), Mar 17, 1990: Piper PA34200T (N81659), Fayetteville, AR. Right engine feathered. Precautionery landing on a highway. Found a defective fuel line.

## Other aircraft with N81659

- [Cancelled 1973-10-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81659-1973-10-03): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-279, built 1945. Owner: [Warren Julian G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARREN%20JULIAN%20G), [Eugene, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Eugene)

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