# N9431W: 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: November 24, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9431W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9431W

## Aircraft that carried N9431W

- [Cancelled 2014-11-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9431W-2014-11-24): Piper PA-28-235, S/N 28-11137, built 1968. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Walton Harold L Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WALTON%20HAROLD%20L%20JR), [Petaluma, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Petaluma)

## NTSB investigations on N9431W (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 LAX81FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA072), Feb 13, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N9431W), Truckee, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9431W (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 19810213019529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810213019529A), Feb 13, 1981: Piper PA28235 (N9431W), Truckee, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. VFR pilot departed on IFR flight plan into area of severe icing and turbulence. Lost control. Struck mountainside.

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