# N876RD: 1973 Piper PA-31-310, registration cancelled 2014-09-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 29, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31-310](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (registry code 7103102)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 31-7300974
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 2, 1973
- Certificate issued: February 4, 2004
- Last registry action: May 2, 2007
- Mode S code: AC0E1B
- Owner when cancelled: [Plf Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLF%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7376° N, 75.6671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19808, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N876RD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=876RD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N876RD-2014-09-29

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-31-310: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310.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 MIA03LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA154), Aug 2, 2003: Piper PA-31-310 (N876RD), Jupiter, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately plan for the flight which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a forced landing, and damage to the airplane during the landing.

## 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 20030802018899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030802018899A), Aug 2, 2003: Piper PA31310 (N876RD), Jupiter, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated that he took off in IFR from cak to fxe. He cancelled inst flight around charlotte, NC. About 70 miles from fxe he switched fuel tanks and…

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