# N5431P: 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: October 27, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5431P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5431P

## Aircraft that carried N5431P

- [Cancelled 2014-10-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5431P-2014-10-27): Piper PA-24-250, S/N 24-485, built 1958. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Marracci Louis T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARRACCI%20LOUIS%20T), [Palos Verdes Estat, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Palos%20Verdes%20Estat)

## NTSB investigations on N5431P (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 LAX88FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA028), Oct 29, 1987: Piper PA-24-250 (N5431P), Buttonwillow, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5431P (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 19871028083399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871028083399A), Oct 28, 1987: Piper PA24250 (N5431P), Buttonwillow, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Appears lost control in area of thunderstorms. Lacked recent IFR time and night time. Impact high speed vertical.
- [Incident 19791030053329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791030053329I), Oct 30, 1979: Piper PA24250 (N5431P), Frederick, MD, Minor damage. Pilot took off and continued night flight with battery discharing. Misused emergency gear system.

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