# N1981W: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: October 3, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1981W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1981W

## Aircraft that carried N1981W

- [Cancelled 2020-10-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1981W-2020-10-03): DJI INSPIRE 1, S/N W13DDJ12060439. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Poudre Fire Authority](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POUDRE%20FIRE%20AUTHORITY), [Fort Collins, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Fort%20Collins)
- [Cancelled 2009-07-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1981W-2009-07-09): Douglas DC3A, S/N 2232, built 1940. Registration revoked. Owner: [Merser Herbert B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERSER%20HERBERT%20B), [Bloomfield Hills, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Bloomfield%20Hills)

## NTSB investigations on N1981W (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 MIA72AM038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72AM038), Oct 2, 1971: Douglas DC-3 (N1981W), St Maarten (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed

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