# N55431: 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: September 21, 1992
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55431
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55431

## Aircraft that carried N55431

- [Cancelled 1992-09-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55431-1992-09-21): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 287305383. Owner: [Midwest Executive Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIDWEST%20EXECUTIVE%20AIRCRAFT%20INC), [Greenwood, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Greenwood)
- [Cancelled 1951-03-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55431-1951-03-08): Fairchild PT-19A, S/N T42-1999, built 1943. Owner: [Vanbueren John](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VANBUEREN%20JOHN), [Wildwood, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Wildwood)

## NTSB investigations on N55431 (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 CHI90LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA232), Aug 16, 1990: Piper PA-28-180 (N55431), Lees Summit, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: CHECK LIST NOT FOLLOWED, FUEL SYSTEM NOT UNDERSTOOD, AND FUEL BOOST PUMP SELECTOR IMPROPERLY USED, BY THE PIC.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N55431 (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 19900816033169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900816033169A), Aug 16, 1990: Piper PA28180 (N55431), Lee'S Summit, MO, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff. Put on fuel pump engine started. Turned pump off engine quit. Hit trees. No defects found.

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