# N31654: 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: April 3, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31654
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31654

## Aircraft that carried N31654

- [Cancelled 2021-04-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31654-2021-04-03): Waco HRE, S/N 5157, built 1942. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Old Style Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OLD%20STYLE%20AIRCRAFT%20INC), [Ellsinore, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Ellsinore)

## NTSB investigations on N31654 (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 ATL90LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA035), Dec 6, 1989: Waco HRE (N31654), Alexander City, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SEPARATION OF THE MAGNETO AS A RESULT OF A BROKEN MOUNTING STUD. THE MOUNTING STUD MOST LIKELY FAILED DUE TO VIBRATIONS INDUCED BY AN INADEQUATELY BALANCED CRANKSHAFT.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N31654 (2)

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 19891206049079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891206049079A), Dec 6, 1989: Waco HRE (N31654), Alexander City, AL, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Force landed and nosed over on sandy lakeshore. Magneto mounting studs broke mag separated
- [Incident 19871110073849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871110073849I), Nov 10, 1987: Waco HRE (N31654), Birmingham, AL, Minor damage. Right wing raised, veered left at 3 feet during landing in gusty wind. Right gear collapsed dragging right wing tip

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