1974
Year
C-GVCD — 1974 Piper PA-31-350
C-GVCD is a 1974 Piper PA-31-350 (2 engines) based in Ft. Simpson, Northwest Territories, listed on the Transport Canada Civil Aircraft Register (serial 31-7405457).
Piston twin
Category
Northwest Territories
Based
81
On CA register
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The aircraft
Year built1974 · 52 years old
Airframe typeWhether Transport Canada classes it as an aeroplane, a helicopter, a glider, a balloon or a gyroplane.Aeroplane
Engine typeHow the engine makes power. Piston engines run on avgas like a car engine; turboprops and jets burn turbine fuel, cost far more to overhaul, and are usually reserved for bigger or faster aircraft.Piston
Engines2
Max take-off weightMaximum take-off weight: the heaviest the aircraft may legally be when it starts its take-off roll, including fuel, people and baggage. It's the number that decides what licence and ratings you need, and what it costs to park.3,342 kg · 7,368 lb
Where it's based
BasedThe city or airport Transport Canada holds as the aircraft's base. Where the field holds a four-letter code like CYXE, that's the airport's ICAO identifier.Ft. Simpson, Northwest Territories
Transport Canada officeThe Transport Canada regional office that administers this registration. It follows the owner's address, so it isn't always the nearest office to where the aircraft actually sits.Winnipeg
Identity
Serial numberThe manufacturer's own number for this individual airframe, stamped on a plate. Unlike the registration, it never changes — it identifies the aircraft across every country it's ever been registered in.31-7405457
ManufacturerThe full legal name of the company that built it, which is often not the name on the tail. A Cessna 172 built in 2022 was made by Textron Aviation.Piper Aircraft Corporation
Built inWhere the aircraft was manufactured. Most of Canada's fleet was built in the United States.U.S.A.
ICAO 24-bit addressA unique 24-bit number your transponder broadcasts with every Mode S and ADS-B message — flight trackers key on it rather than the tail number. Canada's block runs C00000 to C3FFFF, which is why Canadian aircraft nearly all start C0 to C3. Transport Canada assigns it against the registration, so it changes if the aircraft is re-registered.C07C54
Registration
Registration typePrivate, Commercial or State. Commercial means the registration permits use for hire or reward — charter, flight training, aerial work. It describes the registration, not who owns the aircraft.Commercial
AirworthinessThe standard certificate: the aircraft conforms to its approved design and is maintained by a licensed engineer. No restrictions beyond the type's own, and it's what buyers and lenders expect to see.Certificate of Airworthiness
Basis of registrationThe rule the aircraft is registered under. Most are registered against a type certificate, meaning they're a factory design approved by the regulator; amateur-built and ultralight aircraft come in under their own standards.CAR Standard 507.02, 507.03 - Type Certificate
Type certificateThe approval number for the aircraft's design, issued to the manufacturer. Every aircraft built to that approved design shares it, so it's a good way to confirm exactly which variant you're looking at.A20SO
Registered sinceWhen the current registration took effect. A recent date usually means the aircraft changed hands or was re-registered — it is not the date it was built.13 May 2025
Where C-GVCD is, and how to track it
C-GVCD transmits ADS-B under the 24-bit address C07C54. Trackers key on that address rather than the tail number, so it finds the aircraft even on flights flown under a different callsign. Transport Canada assigns the address against the registration, so it changes if the aircraft is re-registered.
Most private aircraft are on the ground most of the time — if a tracker shows nothing, it is very likely parked rather than missing.
How rare is C-GVCD?
The Piper PA-31-350 is uncommon in Canada — there are 81 registered on the Transport Canada Civil Aircraft Register — see every one. It's part of the broader Piper PA-31 Navajo & Chieftain family, with 213 registered in Canada — see fleet numbers, prices and what's for sale.
- 1 of the 81 is in Northwest Territories.
- The 64th most common type on the Canadian register, of 5,775 makes and models.
- Median year built for the type: 1978 — C-GVCD is older than half of them.
- One of 3,374 Piper aircraft on the Canadian register, across every model.
- One of 1,496 aircraft in Canada's piston twin category, 50 of them in Northwest Territories.
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Reported occurrences
Transport Canada has 15 reports on file mentioning C-GVCD (1994–2020). 2 record damage. The other 13 are filed with no damage recorded — that category covers bird strikes, air-traffic events and equipment reports, which are logged whether or not anything was harmed.
Minor · Oct 27, 2008
Incident — roll out phase — Stony Rapids (CYSF)
Substantial · Sep 7, 2007
Accident — roll out phase — Fond-du-Lac (CZFD) · TSB file A07C0167
Transport Canada describes CADORS entries as preliminary and unsubstantiated, and subject to change. Reports reach the system when somebody files one, so an empty or quiet record is not proof an aircraft has never been damaged — it is not a title search, an airworthiness-directive check or a substitute for a pre-purchase inspection or a look at the logbooks. 3 entries have a Transportation Safety Board file number; those are investigated separately and the TSB publishes its own reports. Source: Transport Canada, Civil Aviation Daily Occurrence Reporting System (CADORS), under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
Other Piper PA-31-350 in Canada
C-FCAR 1984 · C-GBMI 1983 · C-FVWY 1982 · C-FECZ 1981 · C-FIGU 1981 · C-FLIN 1981 · all Piper PA-31-350 →
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Canadian Civil Aircraft Register, current to September 17, 2026. Aircraft data reproduced and distributed with the permission of the Government of Canada. MarketPlane.ca is not affiliated with Transport Canada.