N30DUPiper PA-31T
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19827 ADs may apply4 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Registered owner
- Htf Aviation LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Kalispell, MT
- Certificate issued
- Sep 16, 2022
- Expires
- Sep 30, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Jul 20, 1977
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
- Serial number
- 31T-7720054
- 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
- A31D57
Engine
- Make and model
- U/A Canada Pt6a-27-28
- 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- 2022 – nowHtf Aviation LLCKalispell, MT · current
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 (4)
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.
- Doors · bracket · failedApr 11, 1997
DETECTED .50 INCH CRACK IN OUTER AIRCRAFT DOOR SKIN ORIGINATING AT END OF FORWARD SIDE OF DOOR HINGE AND EXTENDING UPWARDS. DISASSEMBLED DOOR AND FOUND THE FOLLOWING PARTS HAD FAILED: 466240-03 BRACKET (ON FORWARD LOWER SIDE) 466550-02 BULKHEAD (ON OUTER FLANGE ACROSS 2 RIVET HOLES) AND 46550-04…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · bulkhead · crackedApr 11, 1997
DETECTED .50 INCH CRACK IN OUTER AIRCRAFT DOOR SKIN ORIGINATING AT END OF FORWARD SIDE OF DOOR HINGE AND EXTENDING UPWARDS. DISASSEMBLED DOOR AND FOUND THE FOLLOWING PARTS HAD FAILED: 466240-03 BRACKET (ON FORWRD LOWER SIDE) 466550-02 BULKHEAD (ON OUTER FLANGE ACROSS 2 RIVET HOLES) AND 46550-04…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · bulkhead · crackedApr 11, 1997
DETECTED .50 INCH CRACK IN OUTER AIRCRAFT DOOR SKIN ORIGINATING AT END OF FORWARD SIDE OF DOOR HINGE AND EXTENDING UPWARDS. DISASSEMBLED DOOR AND FOUND THE FOLLOWING PARTS HAD FAILED: 466240-03 BRACKET (ON FORWRD LOWER SIDE) 466550-02 BULKHEAD (ON OUTER FLANGE ACROSS 2 RIVET HOLES) AND 46550-04…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Engine · garlock seal · unseatedOct 28, 1996
ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN IN-FLIGHT DUE TO DIMINISHING AND FLUCTUATING OIL PRESSURE. INSPECTED ENGINE IAW PWC MM. NO SIGNIFICANT METAL FOUND IN FILTERS OR CHIP DETECTOR. FOUND GARLOCK SEAL ON AFT SCAVENGE PUMP UNSEATED FROM CARRIER. REPLACED GARLOCK SEAL AND RAN ENGINE AT POWER FOR ONE HOUR. RECHECKED…
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