# N316EA: Ceres Air C31

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Ceres Air C31](https://openairdocs.org/model/ceres-air-c31) (registry code 06102M3)
- Serial number: 21578540702DX
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Electric
- Certificate issued: August 25, 2026
- Expires: August 31, 2033
- Mode S code: A35D80
- Registered owner: [Elevated Application LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ELEVATED%20APPLICATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Belgrade, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Belgrade)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 45.4566° N, 94.9692° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 56312, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=316EA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N316EA

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Ceres Air C31)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N316EA.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N316EA.

## Reports on N316EA not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N316EA, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19791107055689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791107055689I), Nov 7, 1979: Lkheed 1011/ (N316EA), Chicago, IL. Aborted takeoff due to pneumatic pressure light indication #2 reverser. Maintenance locked out #2 reverser.
- [Incident 19781018032739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781018032739I), Oct 18, 1978: Lkheed 10113851 (N316EA), Boston, MA. Pilot reported an engine vibrated at 89 percent during approach. Engine checked out ok.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N316EA

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N316EA before.

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N316EA-undated): Lockheed L-1011-385-1, S/N 193A1037. Triennial form not returned

## Related

- Other Ceres Air C31 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/ceres-air-c31/aircraft.md

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