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N59781

N59781 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-31-325. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 14, 1993. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Piper PA-31-325 cancelled April 14, 1993

Serial number
317612023
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
March 20, 1984
Last FAA action
February 26, 1993
Last owner
Cross Country Construction INC (Corporation)
Incline Village, NV
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N59781

LAX92LA194Accident on May 2, 1992 at Independence, CA: serious injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-31-325 · serial 7612023

FUEL STARVATION DUE TO 1) THE PILOTS INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING PREPARATION, 2) THE PILOT'S FUEL SYSTEM MANAGEMENT, AND 3) HIS OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN THE AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE: 1) THE DETERIORATED CONDITION OF THE AIRPLANE BATTERY, AND, 2) THE PILOTS LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE.

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