# N891SP: Piper PA-31P, registration cancelled 1994-03-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 16, 1994
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31P](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31p) (registry code 7103120)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 31P7300145
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: January 14, 1991
- Last registry action: February 16, 1994
- Mode S code: AC4AA9
- Owner when cancelled: [Gillingham Kent K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GILLINGHAM%20KENT%20K)
- Location: [Floresville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Floresville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.1268° N, 98.1984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78114, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N891SP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=891SP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N891SP-1994-03-16

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31p.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 FTW93FA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA267), Sep 27, 1993: Piper PA-31P (N891SP), San Antonio, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MAINTAIN VMC FOLLOWING TAKEOFF. FACTORS WERE: PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER TO ONE ENGINE FOR UNDETERMINED REASON, AND LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN AIRCRAFT TYPE.

## 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 19930927036639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930927036639A), Sep 27, 1993: Piper PA31P (N891SP), San Antonio, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Left engine smoked on takeoff. Pulled up in steep left turn and dived into trees. Engine out procedure not performed

## Other aircraft with N891SP

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N891SP): Cessna 182A, S/N 34272, built 1957

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