# N4531M: 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: October 15, 1999
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4531M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4531M

## Aircraft that carried N4531M

- [Cancelled 1999-10-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4531M-1999-10-15): Air Tractor AT-401, S/N 401-0764. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Kifer Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KIFER%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Newellton, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Newellton)
- [Cancelled 1949-05-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4531M-1949-05-25): Piper PA-11, S/N 11-35, built 1947. Owner: [Cape & Islands Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAPE%20%26%20ISLANDS%20AIRWAYS%20INC), [Wareham, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Wareham)

## NTSB investigations on N4531M (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 FTW99FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99FA004), Oct 8, 1998: Air Tractor AT-401 (N4531M), Newellton, LA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during an inadvertent entry into adverse weather conditions. A related factor was the fog.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4531M (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 19981008028649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981008028649A), Oct 8, 1998: Airtrc AT401 (N4531M), Newellton, LA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Acft was involved in aerial application when it crashed into lake st. joseph under unknown circumstances, pilot suffered fatal injuries. (-23) no narrative

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