Accident · destroyed
Feb 12, 2007 · Rieschweiler- Damage
- Destroyed
- Injuries
- Fatal
- Report
- DEN07WA060
From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for DEN07WA060)
N160TR1979 Piper PA-31T
DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 19, 2026
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jun 27, 2007.
Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Feb 2007)7 ADs may apply1 service difficulty report
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Last registered owner
- Bhs Direct INC Trustee
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Wilmington, DE
- Certificate issued
- Aug 8, 2003
- Canceled
- Jun 27, 2007
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Aug 23, 1998
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Piper
- Model
- PA-31T
- Year
- 1979
- Serial number
- 31T7920036
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 8
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A0F367
Engine
- Make and model
- P&W Pt6a Ser
- Type
- Turbo-prop
- Power
- 750 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2003 – 2007Bhs Direct INC TrusteeWilmington, DE
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (1)
ADs published since 1998 that may apply (7)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-06 | Electrical Power/Electrical Power System Wiring | Feb 22, 2017 | Airframe (PA-31T)Certain serial numbers: PA-31T 31T-7400002–31T-8120104; PA-31T1 31T-7804001–31T-8304003; PA-31T1 31T-1104004–31T-1104017; PA-31T2 31T-8166001–31T-8166076; PA-31T2 31T-1166001–31T-1166008; PA-31T3 31T-8275001–31T-8475001; … |
| 2012-10-09 | Placards and Markings | Jun 29, 2012 | Airframe (PA-31T)Certain serial numbers: PA-31T 31T-7820001–31T-7820092; PA-31T1 31T-7804001–31T-7804011; PA-31T1 31T-7904001–31T-7904053; PA-31T1 31T-7904056–31T-7904057 |
| 2009-13-06 R1 | Piper Aircraft, Inc. Airplanes | Nov 3, 2011 | Airframe (PA-31T)Only with: Equipped with a baggage door in the fuselage nose section (nose baggage door). |
| 2000-25-01 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (formerly Piper Aircraft Corporation) PA-31 Series Airplanes | Jan 19, 2001 | Airframe (PA-31T)Certain serial numbers: PA-31 31-2–31-900; PA-31 31-7300901–31-8312019; PA-31-300 31-2–31-900; PA-31-300 31-7300901–31-8312019; PA-31-350 31-5001–31-5004; PA-31-350 31-7305005–31-8553002; …. Only with: Equipped with Piper P/N 46653-00 or 47529-32 aluminum main landing gear door hinge assemblies (or FAA-approved equivalents); aircraft referred to as PA-31-310 are PA-31 airplanes. |
| 2000-06-06 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-31 Series Airplanes | Mar 23, 2000 | Airframe (PA-31T)Only with: Equipped with pneumatic deicing boots. |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97-26-12 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA- 31T, PA-31T1, PA-31T2, PA-31T3, PA-42… | Dec 18, 1997 | Airframe (PA-31T) |
| 96-10-14 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Formerly Piper Aircraft Corporation) PA31, PA31P, and… | Jun 27, 1996 | Airframe (PA-31T)Certain serial numbers: PA31 31-2–31-8312019; PA31-300 31-2–31-8312019; PA31-325 31-2–31-8312019; PA31-350 31-5001–31-8553002; PA31P 31P-2–31P-7730012; PA31P-350 31P-8414001–31P-8414050; …. Only with: Applies to airplanes without improved design MLG forward sidebraces P/N 85165-02/-03 or P/N 85166-02/-03 installed. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (1)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Ice and rain protection · wire · brokenAug 28, 2006
RTBETA-LIGHT CAME ON DURING TAKE-OFF ROLL. PROPELLER RPM DROPPED HEAVILY. PULLED CIRCUIT BREAKER. RPM RETURNED TO NORMAL. FOUND ALL SINGLE WIRE INSULATIONS IN WIRE BUNDLE TOENGINE/PROP SWITCHES, INCLUDING DE-ICE WIRES AT REDUCTION GEAR BOX HARDENED AND BROKEN, MAKING CONTACT. WIRE BUNDLE RUNS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026