# N8731C: 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: May 15, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8731C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8731C

## Aircraft that carried N8731C

- [Cancelled 2015-05-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8731C-2015-05-15): Piper PA-22, S/N 22-1383, built 1954. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Vines Douglas O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VINES%20DOUGLAS%20O), [Moses Lake, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Moses%20Lake)

## NTSB investigations on N8731C (2)

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 FTW97LA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA337), Sep 3, 1997: Piper PA-22 (N8731C), Saratoga, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to consult airplane performance data based upon the weather conditions that prevailed. Factors were terrain induced turbulence and high density altitude.
- [NTSB MKC80FCD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCD04), Oct 28, 1979: Piper PA-22 (N8731C), Des Moines, IA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8731C (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 19970903047879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970903047879A), Sep 3, 1997: Piper PA22 (N8731C), Saratoga, WY, Substantial damage. (-16) Pilot consideration of aircraft limitations and performance was inadequate during high density altitude flight operations.
- [Accident 19791028030379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791028030379A), Oct 28, 1979: Piper PA22135 (N8731C), Des Moines, IA, Substantial damage. Pilot failed to correct for drift on landing. Aircraft ran off runway and turned over.

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