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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Piper
Model
PA-31-310
Serial number
317812038
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
A2BBAB
Engine
Type
Reciprocating
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
1992 – 1997Satellite Aero INCJackson, WY
1946 – 1948Fox River Aviation CorpDepeve, WI · different airframe: Taylorcraft Bl-65 S/N 2160
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 21, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Jul 2, 1996 · Jackson, WY
An improper screw installation by an unknown individual into the instrument panel, which restricted movement of the gear handle resulting in premature disengagement of the normal landing gear extension system. A factor was one or more improperly adjusted nose gear system components, which resulted in an unlocked nose gear that falsely indicated down and locked.
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.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
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.
Landing gear · selector · misriggedFeb 15, 1997
UPON LANDING, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DOING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. INSPECTION OF THE GEAR SELECTOR HANDLE FOUND INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOCK MOUNT SCREW HITTING GEAR SELECTOR HANDLE WHEN SELECTING GEAR DOWN POSITION. ALSO, FOUND CABLE HAD BEEN MISRIGGED. AFTER REMOVING SCREW FROM PANEL AND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.