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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Piper
Model
PA-31P
Year
1974
Serial number
31P-7400206
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
A9D58B
Engine
Make and model
Lycoming Tigo-541ser
Type
Reciprocating
Power
400 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 – 2015Individual ownerColumbus, WI
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (2)
Accident · substantial damage
Aug 28, 2007 · Newton, KS
The failure of the exhaust gasket on the number 6 cylinder for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ASSURE THAT THERE WAS AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL IN THE AIRPLANE TO COMPLETE THE FLIGHT DUE TO ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGEMENT RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER OF BOTH ENGINES.
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.
The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (formerly Piper Aircraft Corporation) PA-31 Series Airplanes
Jan 19, 2001
Airframe (PA-31P)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.
The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Formerly Piper Aircraft Corporation) PA31, PA31P, and…
Jun 27, 1996
Airframe (PA-31P)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.
Exhaust · gasket · wrong partAug 28, 2007
VISUALLY INSPECTED RT ENG AFTER RECOVERING THE A/C FROM A FIELD. FOUND MELTED WIRING AT NR 6 CYLINDER AND BEHIND IT. THE P-LEAD FOR THE RT MAG WAS MELTED AND WHEN TESTED FOUND TO BE SHORTED OUT. THIS SHUT-OFF RT MAG. THE NR 6 BOTTOM PLUG WIRE WAS HANGING LOOSE AND THE NUT ATTACHING LEAD TO THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.