# N15331: 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: January 9, 1998
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=15331
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15331

## Aircraft that carried N15331

- [Cancelled 1998-01-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15331-1998-01-09): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 287305059. Owner: [Garrett Robert W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GARRETT%20ROBERT%20W), [Lafayette, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Lafayette)

## NTSB investigations on N15331 (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 MIA98FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98FA010), Oct 12, 1997: Piper PA-28-180 (N15331), Knoxville, TN, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane, while climbing after takeoff, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and impact with the water.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N15331 (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 19971011037889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971011037889A), Oct 11, 1997: Piper PA28180 (N15331), Knoxville, TN, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Took off at night over river. Seen wobbling nose high to clear a bridge stalled into river. Advanced heart disease. (-23) [privacy data omitted] in the attempt…

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