# N31840: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 3
- Last cancelled: August 11, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31840
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31840

## Aircraft that carried N31840

- [Cancelled 2021-08-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31840-2021-08-11): Ratchford Herman E JR RANS S-9, S/N 0390086. Owner: [Ratchford Herman E Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RATCHFORD%20HERMAN%20E%20JR), [Bessemer City, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Bessemer%20City)
- [Cancelled 1982-10-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31840-1982-10-16): Piper PA-32-300, S/N 32-7840148, built 1978. Owner: [Merrick Max Merrill](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERRICK%20MAX%20MERRILL), [Cottonport, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Cottonport)
- [Cancelled 1965-05-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31840-1965-05-25): Aeronca 65-TL, S/N 6821T. Owner: [Daniel David Norman](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DANIEL%20DAVID%20NORMAN), [Taft, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Taft)

## NTSB investigations on N31840 (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 FTW80FRJ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRJ28), Jul 3, 1980: Piper PA-32 (N31840), Cottonport, LA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N31840 (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 19800703023379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800703023379A), Jul 3, 1980: Piper PA32300 (N31840), Cottonport, LA, Destroyed. Landing into sun on one-way strip. Saw children on runway. Hit trees on departure end on attempted go-around.

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