N3317P is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Downs Thomas C SPIRIT XL built in 2005. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 3, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Downs Thomas C SPIRIT XL cancelled January 3, 2018
- Serial number
- 2937
- Type
- Powered parachute · Two-cycle piston
- Year built
- 2005
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- August 22, 2006
- Last FAA action
- January 28, 2012
- Last owner
- Downs Thomas C (Individual)
Bend, OR - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Registered before Jan 31, 2008
Piper PA-23-160 cancelled July 31, 2002
- Serial number
- 23-1268
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1957
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- April 19, 1999
- Last FAA action
- June 18, 2002
- Last owner
- Britannia Flight Center (Non-citizen corporation)
Winter Haven, FL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N3317P
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-23-160 · serial 23-1268
the flight instructor's failure to follow procedures/directives and his misjudgment of distance/altitude following a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, which resulted in the proper touchdown point not being attained, an off airport landing being affected, and substantial damage to the aircraft during the emergency landing.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site