# N1231C: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: March 4, 2023
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1231C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1231C

## Aircraft that carried N1231C

- [Cancelled 2023-03-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1231C-2023-03-04): Piper PA-20-135, S/N 20-967, built 1953. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Humphrey Neal R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUMPHREY%20NEAL%20R), [Wesley Chapel, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Wesley%20Chapel)

## NTSB investigations on N1231C (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR22LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA238), Jun 27, 2022: Piper PA20 (N1231C), Challis, ID, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's turn towards rising terrain with limited climb performance and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from terrain that resulted in an impact with terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1231C (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20220626011409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220626011409A), Jun 26, 2022: Piper PA-20-135 (N1231C), Challis, ID, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft took off from Lower Loon Creek airstrip (C34) at 1930 with a high density altitude on June 26, 2022 and crashed several minutes later with no…

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