# N9173Y: 1968 Piper PA-31-300, registration cancelled 2012-11-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 19, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-300) (registry code 7103104)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20SO), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 31-230
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 17, 1968
- Last registry action: January 16, 1982
- Mode S code: ACB384
- Location: [Charlotte, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Charlotte)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.2320° N, 80.9050° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28208, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9173Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9173Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9173Y-2012-11-19

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-31-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-300.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 IAD78FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA101), Aug 31, 1978: Piper PA-31 (N9173Y), Charlotte, NC, destroyed

## 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 19780831035289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780831035289A), Aug 31, 1978: Piper PA31T1 (N9173Y), Charlotte, NC, Destroyed. Instr plt cut rt eng mixture at liftoff. Acft flaps remained down. Preoccupied with restart.

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