# N481CA: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: May 31, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=481CA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N481CA

## Aircraft that carried N481CA

- [Cancelled 2017-05-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N481CA-2017-05-31): Piper PA-32R-301T, S/N 3257081, built 1999. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Macho Grande Air LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MACHO%20GRANDE%20AIR%20LLC), [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)

## NTSB investigations on N481CA (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 LAX04FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA001), Oct 1, 2003: Piper PA-32R-301T (N481CA), Corona, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the turbocharger exhaust clamp due to a pre-existing weld crack, which allowed the release of high temperature exhaust gasses in the engine compartment, causing an in-flight fire.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N481CA (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 20031001025919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031001025919A), Oct 1, 2003: Piper PA32R301T (N481CA), Corona, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Pilot information, hours make and model, hours last 90 days, total hours, and regulatory check-ride was not available. On October 1, 2003, Mr. Robert p.…

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