# N731BY: 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: July 2, 1980
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=731BY
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N731BY

## Aircraft that carried N731BY

- [Cancelled 1980-07-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731BY-1980-07-02): Cessna 188B, S/N 18802779T. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Polaris Enterprises](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POLARIS%20ENTERPRISES), [Newbury Park, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Newbury%20Park)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N731BY (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.

- [Incident 19790815031439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790815031439I), Aug 15, 1979: Cessna A188B (N731BY), Palmyra, IL, Minor damage. Vertical stabilizer struck wire as spray pilot attempted to go under it.

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