# N974DC: 1981 Piper PA-31T, registration cancelled 2003-12-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 10, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (registry code 7103124)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (registry code 52043)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8EA), [TCDS E4EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 31T-8120027
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 12, 1981
- Certificate issued: May 29, 1997
- Last registry action: June 17, 2003
- Mode S code: AD92CF
- Owner when cancelled: [Ocaas LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OCAAS%20LLC)
- Location: [Amarillo, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Amarillo)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1664° N, 101.8864° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79109, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N974DC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=974DC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N974DC-2003-12-10

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-31T: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t.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 FTW97LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA253), Jul 4, 1997: Piper PA-31T (N974DC), Austin, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to extend the landing gear. A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot's failure to follow the landing checklist.

## 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 19970704020119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970704020119A), Jul 4, 1997: Piper PA31T (N974DC), Spicewood, TX, Substantial damage. Landed at wrong airport. Departed. Failed extend gear. Props hit, began go around late. Hit a hangar. (-23) attempted landing to the south and did not put gear…

## Other aircraft with N974DC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N974DC): Embraer EMB-145XR, S/N 14501186, built 2013

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