# N131RP: 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: February 28, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=131RP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N131RP

## Aircraft that carried N131RP

- [Cancelled 2018-02-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N131RP-2018-02-28): Woods Rufus III VANS RV8A, S/N 82632. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Woods Rufus III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOODS%20RUFUS%20III), [Cimarron, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Cimarron)

## NTSB investigations on N131RP (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 CEN13LA439](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA439), Jul 28, 2013: Woods Rufus III Vans RV-8A (N131RP), Lucas, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot's inadvertent entry into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his spatial disorientation and a subsequent loss of airplane control.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N131RP (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 20130728018019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130728018019A), Jul 28, 2013: Woods Rufus III VANS RV8A (N131RP), Lucas, KS, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On July 28, 2013, at approximately 1220 p.m. local time (1720 UTC), the airman was involved in an aircraft accident while en-route from larned, Kansas, to…

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