# N9261Y: Piper PA-31-310, registration cancelled 1972-11-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 22, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31-310](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (registry code 7103102)
- Serial number: 31-341
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: October 21, 1969
- Mode S code: ACD706
- Owner when cancelled: [Saunders B Carson](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAUNDERS%20B%20CARSON)
- Location: [Columbus, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Columbus)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9261Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9261Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9261Y-1972-11-22

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

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 MIA73AM026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM026), Sep 7, 1972: Piper PA-31 (N9261Y), Columbus, MS, destroyed, 6 fatal
- [NTSB MIA70F0160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0160), Sep 8, 1969: Piper PA-31 (N9261Y), Columbus, MS, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N9261Y

- [Cancelled 2011-07-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9261Y-2011-07-20): Piper PA 31P 350, S/N 31P-8414032, built 1984. Expired dealer. Owner: [Piper Acceptance Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20ACCEPTANCE%20CORP), [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)

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