N78GH1978 Piper PA-31-350
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 198213 ADs may apply5 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Custom Air International LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Homestead, FL
- Certificate issued
- Mar 15, 2026
- Expires
- Mar 31, 2033
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Mar 22, 1980
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-31-350
- Year
- 1978
- Serial number
- 31-7852121
- 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
- AA8ECB
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- 2026 – nowCustom Air International LLCHomestead, FL · 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 (13)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-20 | Fuselage--Main Bulkhead | Jun 29, 2017 | Airframe (PA-31-350)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-31-325 31-2–31-900; PA-31-325 31-7300901–31-8312019; … |
| 2016-08-18 | Engine Fuel and Control | Jun 6, 2016 | Airframe (PA-31-350)Certain serial numbers: PA-31-350 31-5001–31-5004; PA-31-350 31-7305005–31-8452024; PA-31-350 31-8253001–31-8553002. Only with: Equipped with Lycoming LTIO-540-J2B/TIO-540-J2B or LTIO-540-J2BD/TIO-540-J2BD engines and fuel pump hose assemblies Piper P/N 39995-034 or Lycoming P/N LW-12877-6S142. |
| 2016-05-01 | Fuselage | Apr 15, 2016 | Airframe (PA-31-350)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-31-325 31-2–31-900; PA-31-325 31-7300901–31-8312019; … |
| 2013-10-04 | Engine Exhaust | Jul 17, 2013 | Airframe (PA-31-350)Only with: Applies to turbocharged airplanes. |
| 2009-13-06 R1 | Piper Aircraft, Inc. Airplanes | Nov 3, 2011 | Airframe (PA-31-350)Only with: Equipped with a baggage door in the fuselage nose section (nose baggage door). |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-25-01 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (formerly Piper Aircraft Corporation) PA-31 Series Airplanes | Jan 19, 2001 | Airframe (PA-31-350)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-31-350)Only with: Equipped with pneumatic deicing boots. |
| 99-12-05 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA- 31, PA-31-300, PA-31-325, PA-31-350, and… | Jul 23, 1999 | Airframe (PA-31-350)Certain serial numbers: PA-31 31-2–31-8312019; PA-31-300 31-2–31-8312019; PA-31-325 31-2–31-8312019; PA-31-350 31-5001–31-8553002; PA-31P-350 31P-8414001–31P-8414050. Only with: Airplanes not equipped with the improved design elevators or elevator spar assemblies specified in the Material Required Table of Piper Service Bulletin No. 998A, dated August 4, 1997. |
| 99-06-01 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA- 31, PA-31-300, PA-31-325, PA-31-350, and… | Apr 20, 1999 | Airframe (PA-31-350)Certain serial numbers: PA-31 31-2–31-8312019; PA-31-300 31-2–31-8312019; PA-31-325 31-2–31-8312019; PA-31-350 31-5001–31-8553002; PA-31P-350 31P-8414001–31P-8414050 |
| 98-09-25 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA- 31, PA-31-300, PA-31-325, and PA-31-350 Airplanes | Jun 15, 1998 | Airframe (PA-31-350)Certain serial numbers: PA-31 31-2–31-8312019; PA-31-300 31-2–31-8312019; PA-31-325 31-2–31-8312019; PA-31-350 31-5001–31-8553002 |
| 98-08-18 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA- 31, PA-31-300, PA-31-325, PA-31-350, and PA-31P… | May 26, 1998 | Airframe (PA-31-350)Certain serial numbers: PA-31 31-2–31-8312019; PA-31-300 31-2–31-8312019; PA-31-325 31-2–31-8312019; PA-31-350 31-5001–31-8553002; PA-31P 31P-1–31P-7730012 |
| 98-04-27 | The New Piper Aircraft Corporation Models PA-23, PA-23-160, PA-23-235, PA-23-250… | Mar 13, 1998 | Airframe (PA-31-350) |
| 96-10-14 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Formerly Piper Aircraft Corporation) PA31, PA31P, and… | Jun 27, 1996 | Airframe (PA-31-350)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 (5)
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.
- Reciprocating engine · bolt · failedMay 2, 2002
ENGINE SUFFERED WHAT APPEARS AS A CONNECTED ROD BOLT FAILURE OR ROD FAILURE. ROD ASSY BROKE-NR 1 CYLINDER PAD AREA DAMAGED. NOSE SECTION OF CASE BROKEN.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · piston · failedDec 26, 2001
AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE, WHEN PILOT NOTICE MANIFOLD GO DOWN AND OIL COMING OUT OF ENGINE. 1) ON INSPECTION NR 4 CYLINDER HAD NO COMPRESSION. 2) PISTON HAD BROKEN RINGS TOP TWO PISTON WAS MELTED DOWN SIDE FROM CYLINDER GASES WHERE THE HING WHERE BROKEN.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · snap ring · defectiveMar 30, 2001
THIS ENGINE WAS RECEIVED ON 2/21/01 DUE TO A HOLE IN TOP OF ENGINE. DURING DISASSEMBLY IT WAS NOTED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT WAS BROKEN AT THE NR 1 ROD JOURNAL. THE SNAP RING AND PIN WERE MISSING FROM ONE OF THE COUNTERWEIGHTS. THE PIN UPON COMING OUT WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE NR 2 CONNECTING ROD AND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Landing gear · downlock · lack of lubeNov 15, 1995
FRG - FLT 1 - AFTER TAKEOFF, GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPON GEAR EXTENSION, RT MAIN GEAR LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FRG. AFTER LANDING AT FRG, TOWER OBSERVED RT INBOARD GEAR DOOR RAISING, AND ALL INDICATIONS RETURNED TO NORMAL. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO MAINTENANCE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · latch spring · stretchedJul 26, 1995
ON GROUND, CABIN DOOR WAS PROPERLY CLOSED AND LATCHED. DOOR LIGHT OUT. AFTER TAKEOFF AND DURING CLIMB, HEARD A RUSH OF AIR. DOOR LIGHT WAS ON. DOOR SEEMED TO BE LATCHED. RETURNED TO AIRPORT FOR VISUAL INSPECTION. INITIALLY NO DEFECTS NOTED. IN-DEPTH INSPECTION FOUND LATCH SPRING ON LOWER DOOR REAR…
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