# N31PB: 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: December 6, 2025
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31PB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31PB

## Aircraft that carried N31PB

- [Cancelled 2025-12-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31PB-2025-12-06): Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407, S/N 54321, built 2012. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Royse City, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Royse%20City)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31PB-undated): Douglas DC-3A-S1C3G, S/N 2201. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## NTSB investigations on N31PB (2)

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 ERA23LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA319), Aug 1, 2023: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 (N31PB), North Charleston, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the tail rotor pitch change lever assembly due to incorrectly installed bolts and maintenance personnel’s inadequate inspection of the tail rotor control system.
- [NTSB ERA12TA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12TA251), Mar 23, 2012: Bell 407 (N31PB), Delray Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper response to a simulated engine failure and the instructor’s delayed and improper remedial action.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N31PB (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 20230801008179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230801008179A), Aug 1, 2023: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 (N31PB), North Charlesto, SC, Substantial damage. On August 1, 2023 at approximately 1530 hours (local), a Bell helicopter 407 was substantially damaged in an accident at the Charleston international airport…
- [Accident 20120323005219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120323005219A), Mar 23, 2012: Bell 407 (N31PB), Delray Beach, FL, Substantial damage. The pilot in command initiated a throttle rollback on the pilot flying from approximately 800 feet AGL. The flying pilot was slow to react. The flying pilot…

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