# N979L: Piper PA-31-310, registration cancelled 1975-01-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 23, 1975
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31-310](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (registry code 7103102)
- Serial number: 31-459
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: September 21, 1974
- Mode S code: ADA60E
- Owner when cancelled: [Altus Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALTUS%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Altus, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Altus)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N979L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=979L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N979L-1975-01-23

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-31-310: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310.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 FTW75AF029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF029), Oct 24, 1974: Piper PA-31 (N979L), Blair, OK, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19741024040129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741024040129A), Oct 24, 1974: Piper PA31 (N979L), Blair, OK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Traffic control failed to provide radar vectoring as requested. Plt dscnd blo mda.

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