# N9116Q: 1986 Piper PA-42-720R, registration cancelled 2021-01-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 11, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-42-720R](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-42-720r) (registry code 7104213)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (registry code 52043)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A32SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A32SO), [TCDS E4EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 42-5501037
- Year built: 1986
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Restricted, patrolling
- Airworthiness date: November 19, 1986
- Certificate issued: September 19, 2017
- Last registry action: September 19, 2017
- Mode S code: AC9D9B
- Owner when cancelled: [Davis Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVIS%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Brandon, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Brandon)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.4517° N, 89.9508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 39047, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9116Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9116Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9116Q-2021-01-11

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-42-720R: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-42-720r.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 RX8R2004002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RX8R2004002), Dec 3, 2004: STRUT. CRACKED. RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT CRACKED AT ATTACH POINT TO ACTUATING BRACE. CRACK IS 2.5 INCHES LONG ALONG AFT SIDE OF AFT ATTACH POINT LUG. CRACK IS AT SAME LOCA
- [SDR 98ZZZX3136](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3136), Jul 28, 1998: BRACKET. CRACKED. DURING INSPECTION, FOUND BRACKET AND DOUBLER P/N 46867-00 AND P/N 46838-00 CRACKED COMPLETELY THROUGH. THSE PARTS SUPPORT THE LINKAGE THROUGH THE WHEEL WELL TO 

## 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 19890125006619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890125006619I), Jan 25, 1989: Piper PA42720 (N9116Q), San Antonio, TX. Right gear unsafe light, missed approach and then decided to land. Landing uneventful. Indicator lamps inoperative.

## Other aircraft with N9116Q

- [Cancelled 1971-04-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9116Q-1971-04-27): Beech A36, S/N E-243. Exported to Japan. Owner: [Trans Pacific Supply Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRANS%20PACIFIC%20SUPPLY%20CO%20INC), [Burlingame, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Burlingame)

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