N28CA1979 Piper PA-31T
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Feb 5, 2019.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19827 ADs may apply2 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Last registered owner
- Cal Ore Life Flight LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Brookings, OR
- Certificate issued
- Jan 5, 2012
- Canceled
- Feb 5, 2019
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal, Acrobatic
- Airworthiness date
- Jan 17, 2007
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
- 31T-7920042
- 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
- A2CBD5
Engine
- Make and model
- P & W Pt6a-28
- Type
- Turbo-prop
- Power
- 680 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2012 – 2019Cal Ore Life Flight LLCBrookings, OR
- 2001 – 2004Tatonduk Outfitters LtdFairbanks, AK · different airframe: 1958 Douglas Dc-6b S/N 45321
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs 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 (2)
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 · attach bolt · brokenFeb 4, 2016
THE LOWER ATTACH BOLT ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR WAS MISSING AND PRESUMED BROKEN PREVENTING THE NOSE GEAR EXTENDING INTO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION RESULTING IN A GEAR-UP LANDING (MAINS REMAINED DOWN AND LOCKED).
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · trunnion · crackedAug 24, 2009
PERFORMING PIPER EVENT NR 2, NOSE LANDING GEAR TRUNNION FOUND UNSERVICEABLE. EIGHT INCH CRACK NOTED IN CASTING. CRACK STARTING IN UPPER STEERING BEARING BOSS AT THE FIVE O'CLOCK POSITION LOOKING DOWN AT CASTING. CRACK EXTENDS STRAIGHT DOWN THE REAR RIGHT SIDE OF TRUNNION CASTING. NO REPORT OF HARD…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026