N70DL is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-46-310P built in 1985. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 6, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
N70DL is reserved by a private party since March 6, 2025. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on January 6, 2027.
Piper PA-46-310P cancelled March 6, 2017
- Serial number
- 46-8608001
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1985
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- April 24, 2002
- Last FAA action
- April 15, 2008
- Last owner
- Hickory Travel LLC (Corporation)
Hickory, NC - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N70DL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-46-310P · serial 46-8608001
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a VFR pattern for a precautionary landing, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and subsequent collision with terrain. Also causal was the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the aircraft, which resulted in his failure to secure the fuel cap.
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