# N30961: 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: August 27, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=30961
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30961

## Aircraft that carried N30961

- [Cancelled 2012-08-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30961-2012-08-27): Piper PA-11, S/N 11-1377, built 1947. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- [Cancelled 1972-08-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30961-1972-08-29): Piper J3F-65, S/N 5232, built 1940. Owner: [Balsley Charles O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALSLEY%20CHARLES%20O), [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)

## NTSB investigations on N30961 (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 ANC98LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA144), Sep 9, 1998: Piper PA-11 (N30961), Willow, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area from the lake. Factors were the obstruction (point of land) hidden in the glare from the rising sun.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N30961 (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 19980909022869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980909022869A), Sep 9, 1998: Piper PA11 (N30961), Willow, AK, Substantial damage. (.19) On September 9, 1998, at 0750 Alaska daylight time, a float equipped Piper PA-11 airplane sustained substantial damage when it struck terrain during the…

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