# N969BD: 1981 Piper PA-31-350, registration cancelled 2018-03-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 15, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31-350](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (registry code 7103110)
- 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: 31-8152109
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 26, 1981
- Certificate issued: November 13, 2013
- Last registry action: November 13, 2013
- Mode S code: AD7DB2
- Owner when cancelled: [Akn Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AKN%20INC)
- Location: [Crystal, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Crystal)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0637° N, 93.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55429, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N969BD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=969BD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N969BD-2018-03-15

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-31-350: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350.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 WPR13CA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA245), May 28, 2013: Piper PA-31-350 (N969BD), Page, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during cruise flight due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper fuel planning.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20130528009719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130528009719A), May 28, 2013: Piper PA-31-350 (N969BD), Page, AZ, Substantial damage. While enroute from gainsville Texas to fallon Nevada, N969BD, made an emergency landing in the desert six miles west of the Page Arizona airport due to fuel…
- [Incident 20031026032619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031026032619I), Oct 26, 2003: Piper PA31350 (N969BD), Reno, NV, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot landed gear up on rwy 16L at rno.

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