# N22431: 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: June 13, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=22431
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22431

## Aircraft that carried N22431

- [Cancelled 2013-06-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22431-2013-06-13): Robinson Helicopter R22 ALPHA, S/N 0494. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Palm Beach Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PALM%20BEACH%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [N Palm Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/N%20Palm%20Beach)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22431-undated): Sport Flugzeugbau Goeppingen TYPE 1 WOLF, S/N 2

## NTSB investigations on N22431 (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 MIA94LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA176), Jul 9, 1994: Robinson R-22 (N22431), Sanford, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE TAILROTOR DRIVESHAFT FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS RESULTING IN LOSS OF TAILROTOR DRIVE. THIS RESULTED IN THE HELICOPTER SPINNING UNCONTROLLED AND DESCENDING FROM A HOVER UNTIL IT…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N22431 (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 19940709017889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940709017889A), Jul 9, 1994: Robsin R22ALPHA (N22431), Sanford, FL, Substantial damage. Flying low to spot alligators. Lost tail rotor control. Ditched in river. Driveshaft broke due overload. Prior strike

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