# N31LP: 2015 Alexander Schleicher ASH 31 MI

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Alexander Schleicher ASH 31 MI](https://openairdocs.org/model/alexander-schleicher-ash-31-mi) (registry code 3801549, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Austro IAE-50R-AA](https://openairdocs.org/engine/austro-iae-50r-aa) (registry code 06401)
- Serial number: 31131
- Year built: 2015
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: Rotary
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: September 3, 2021
- Certificate issued: January 23, 2023
- Expires: January 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A34580
- Registered owner: [Johnson John C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20JOHN%20C)
- Location: [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3020° N, 112.0289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85048, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31LP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31LP

From the FAA registry file of October 22, 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 (Alexander Schleicher ASH 31 MI)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Austro IAE-50R-AA)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N31LP.

## NTSB investigations on N31LP not matched to an aircraft (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 FTW80FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA056), Mar 20, 1980: Cessna 421C (N31LP), Decatur, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N31LP.

## Reports on N31LP not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N31LP, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19800320006189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800320006189A), Mar 20, 1980: Cessna 421C (N31LP), Decatur, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck wires on approach to airport. Impacted hill adjacent to runway. Patchy dense ground fog in area.

## 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 N31LP

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N31LP before.

- [Cancelled 2017-05-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31LP-2017-05-31): Palmdale School District KITFOX XL, S/N HCX012. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Milestones Of Flight Museum Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILESTONES%20OF%20FLIGHT%20MUSEUM%20INC), [Lancaster, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lancaster)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31LP-undated): Cessna 421C, S/N 421C0046. Triennial form not returned

## Related

- Other Alexander Schleicher ASH 31 MI aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/alexander-schleicher-ash-31-mi/aircraft.md
- The Austro IAE-50R-AA engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/austro-iae-50r-aa.md

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