# N731BA: 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: February 16, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=731BA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N731BA

## Aircraft that carried N731BA

- [Cancelled 2017-02-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731BA-2017-02-16): Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, S/N 3013, built 1999. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Alj Engines Supply Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALJ%20ENGINES%20SUPPLY%20INC), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- [Cancelled 1981-12-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731BA-1981-12-17): Cessna A188B, S/N 18802757T. Owner: [Romero Arsenio](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROMERO%20ARSENIO), [Nogales, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Nogales)

## NTSB investigations on N731BA (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 FTW03LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA203), Aug 25, 2003: Robinson R22 Beta (N731BA), Ozona, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to hover out of ground effect, which resulted in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N731BA (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 20030825022539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030825022539A), Aug 25, 2003: Robsin R22BETA (N731BA), Ozona, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 25, 2003, at 11:15AM local time, N731BA, a R-22 Robinson helicopter crashed approximately 16 miles south of Ozona, Texas on a private ranch.…

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