N720KM2002 Piper PA-32R-301T
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19825 ADs may apply3 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Co-owners
- City, state
- Palm Desert, CA
- Certificate issued
- May 15, 2018
- Expires
- May 31, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Nov 10, 2002
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-32R-301T
- Year
- 2002
- Serial number
- 3257300
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 7
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A9A479
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming Ti0-540 Ser
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 310 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2018 – nowCo-ownersPalm Desert, CA · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 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 (5)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-02-13 | Stabilizer Control System | Mar 11, 2013 | Airframe (PA-32R-301T) |
| 2010-15-10 | Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-28, PA-32, PA-34, and PA-44 Series Airplanes | Aug 31, 2010 | Airframe (PA-32R-301T)Certain serial numbers: PA-28-140 28-20001–28-26946; PA-28-140 28-7125001–28-7725290; PA-28-150 28-03; PA-28-150 28-1–28-4377; PA-28-150 28-1760A; PA-28-160 28-03; … |
| 2010-13-07 | Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA-32R-301T and PA-46-350P Airplanes | Jul 28, 2010 | Airframe (PA-32R-301T)Certain serial numbers: PA-32R-301T 3257001–3257311; PA-46-350P 4622001–4622200; PA-46-350P 4636001–4636341 |
| 2004-14-12 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc., Models PA-28-161, PA-28-181, PA-28R-201, PA-32R-301 (HP)… | Aug 10, 2004 | Airframe (PA-32R-301T)Certain serial numbers: PA-28-161 2842026–2842180; PA-28-181 2843112–2843565; PA-28R-201 2844014–2844099; PA-32R-301 3246098–3246214; PA-32R-301T 3257028–3257327; PA-34-220T 3449042–3449292; … |
| 95-26-13 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Formerly Piper Aircraft Corporation) PA28 and PA32 Series… | Feb 5, 1996 | Airframe (PA-32R-301T)Only with: Equipped with oil cooler hose assemblies that do not meet TSO-C53a, Type D requirements. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (3)
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 · trunnion · crackedSep 9, 2003
DURING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION THE NOSE TRUNION WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACK APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH IN LENGTH ON THE AFT SIDE. GREASE WAS SEEPING FROM THE CRACK WHICH MADE IT EASILY VISIBLE. THE CRACKED NOSE TRUNNION ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW TRUNNION ASSEMBLY. AT THE TIME THE CACK…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - drive assy · leakingJun 9, 2003
OIL WAS FOUND SEEPING FROM THE TURBO SCAVENGE DRIVE ASSEMBLY. IF THE OIL WAS WIPED FROM THE PUMP IT WOULD RETURN AFTER JUST ONE SHORT FLIGHT. THE OIL WAS SEEPING FROM THE SEAM WHERE BOTH HALVES OF THE DRIVE ASSEMBLY MEET. THIS PUMP WAS REPLACED 22.1 HOURS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT FOR THE SAME…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - drive system · leakingJan 28, 2003
OIL WAS FOUND SEEPING FROM THE TURBO SCAVENGE DRIVE ASSEMBLY. IT THE OIL WAS WIPED FROM THE PUMP IT WOULD RETURN AFTER JUST ONE SHORT FLIGHT. THE OIL WAS SEEPING FROM THE SEAM WHERE BOTH HALVES OF THE DRIVE ASSEMBLY MEET. THE DRIVE ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW DRIVE ASSY.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026