# N990RA: Piper PA-31-350, registration cancelled 1997-07-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 21, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31-350](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (registry code 7103110)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 317405417
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Last registry action: April 2, 1997
- Mode S code: ADD41B
- Location: [Short Hills, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Short%20Hills)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7423° N, 74.3276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07078, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N990RA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=990RA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N990RA-1997-07-21

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 DCA94MA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA94MA053), Apr 28, 1994: Piper PA31 (N990RA), Stratford, CT, destroyed, 8 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the captain to use the available ILS glideslope, his failure to execute a go-around when conditions were not suitable for landing, and his failure to land the airplane at a point…

## 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 19940427009289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940427009289A), Apr 27, 1994: Piper PA31350 (N990RA), Bridgeport, CT, Destroyed, 8 fatal. Failed fly ILS approach. High and long. Failed go around. Landed last third. Hit blast fence end of runway.

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