# N31145: 1940 Piper J5A, registration cancelled 1975-09-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 19, 1975
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper J5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (registry code 7100702)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-725](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-725) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 5-316
- Year built: 1940
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 9, 1963
- Mode S code: A34D8A
- Owner when cancelled: [Western Spray Chemical Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTERN%20SPRAY%20CHEMICAL%20CORP)
- Location: [Caruthers, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Caruthers)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31145
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31145
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31145-1975-09-19

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper J5A: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a.md

## NTSB investigations (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 OAK7LFVA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK7LFVA07), Aug 20, 1975: Piper J-5 (N31145), Hanford, CA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19750820024499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750820024499A), Aug 20, 1975: Piper J5A (N31145), Hanford, CA, Destroyed. Exh pipe failed in flt. Acft caught fire. Plt lnd ok.

## Other aircraft with N31145

- [Cancelled 2013-09-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31145-2013-09-16): Piper PA46-500TP, S/N 4697215, built 2005. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

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