# N81291: 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: August 28, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81291
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81291

## Aircraft that carried N81291

- [Cancelled 2015-08-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81291-2015-08-28): Piper PA-34-200T, S/N 34-8070037, built 1979. First renewal notice. Owner: [Fro-Gutz Air LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRO-GUTZ%20AIR%20LLC), [Mount Vernon, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Mount%20Vernon)
- [Cancelled 1970-10-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81291-1970-10-26): Fairchild 24W-46, S/N W46191. Owner: [Cantrell C M Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CANTRELL%20C%20M%20JR), [Arlington, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Arlington)

## NTSB investigations on N81291 (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 ERA15FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA088), Jan 2, 2015: Piper PA34 (N81291), Kuttawa, KY, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly set the left engine fuel selector before takeoff and to recognize the incorrect setting during the flight, which resulted in fuel starvation and a loss of engine power…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N81291 (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 20150102000709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150102000709A), Jan 2, 2015: Piper PA-34-200T (N81291), Kuttawa, KY, Destroyed, 4 fatal. N81291 was on an IFR flight plan from tallassee, FL en-route to Mt. Vernon, IL. Memphis center received a distress call from N81291 advising of engine trouble…

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