# N87MA: 1969 Piper PA-31-310, registration cancelled 2023-01-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 18, 2023
- 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: 31-444
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 28, 1969
- Certificate issued: September 28, 2016
- Last registry action: April 9, 2019
- Mode S code: ABF511
- Owner when cancelled: [Kropp Christian  M Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KROPP%20CHRISTIAN%20%20M%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Azle, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Azle)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9002° N, 97.5612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76020, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87MA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=87MA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87MA-2023-01-18

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-31-310: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR 2004F00235](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2004F00235), Aug 3, 2004: DOWNLOCK. DIRTY. THE RT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER TOUCH DOWN, SUSPECT DIRTY GEARS WITH GRIT ON DOWNLOCK. ALSO AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR 5 WEEKS AND RUST HAD A

## 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 20040801022809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040801022809I), Aug 1, 2004: Piper PA31310 (N87MA), Manville, NJ, Minor damage. (-23) After landing on runway 25, the right main landing gear collapsed. The right wing and the right landing gear door received minor damage. Appears that…

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