# N6431J: 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: January 31, 1991
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6431J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6431J

## Aircraft that carried N6431J

- [Cancelled 1991-01-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6431J-1991-01-31): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 284849. Owner: [Thompson Chester Idell](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMPSON%20CHESTER%20IDELL), [Goldsboro, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Goldsboro)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6431J (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 19900909038609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900909038609A), Sep 9, 1990: Piper PA28180 (N6431J), Grantham, NC, Substantial damage. Stalled and spun in during takeoff climbout. Witness heard power reduction. Pilot may have closed throttle.
- [Incident 19781204022119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781204022119I), Dec 4, 1978: Piper PA28/ (N6431J), Negaunee, MI, Minor damage. Student pilot practicing landings on an icy runway with increasing crosswind. Lost directional control.

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