# N5731P: 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: September 13, 1985
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5731P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5731P

## Aircraft that carried N5731P

- [Cancelled 1985-09-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5731P-1985-09-13): Piper PA-24-250, S/N 24-805. Owner: [Barnes David John](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARNES%20DAVID%20JOHN), [Firebaugh, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Firebaugh)

## NTSB investigations on N5731P (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 LAX81DAMS2](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DAMS2), Feb 3, 1981: Piper PA-24 (N5731P), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5731P (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 19810203004249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810203004249A), Feb 3, 1981: Piper PA24250 (N5731P), Ft Ord, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Report indicates pilot lost control on night light in marginal VFR to IFR conditions. Near vertical impact.

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