# N31971: 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: September 4, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31971
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31971

## Aircraft that carried N31971

- [Cancelled 2020-09-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31971-2020-09-04): Piper PA-28R-201T, S/N 28R-7803306, built 1978. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Blue Skies Aircraft LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLUE%20SKIES%20AIRCRAFT%20LLC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- [Cancelled 1965-05-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31971-1965-05-21): Aeronca 65-LB, S/N LB12501, built 1941. Owner: [Johnson Charles W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20CHARLES%20W), [Deruyter, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Deruyter)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N31971 (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.

- [Incident 19850907075579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850907075579I), Sep 7, 1985: Piper PA28R201T (N31971), Mankato, MN, Minor damage. Engine locked up after takeoff due to bolt failure on the rod cap. Landed gear up in a field.

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