# N31481: Daniels BD-4, registration cancelled 1990-11-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 14, 1990
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Daniels BD-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/daniels-bd-4) (registry code 1130430)
- Serial number: 539
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A35937
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31481
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31481
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31481-1990-11-14

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 Daniels BD-4: https://openairdocs.org/model/daniels-bd-4.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 MKC90DCQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90DCQ01), Apr 13, 1990: Daniels BD-4 (N31481), Wichita, KS, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN RESULTING IN COLLISION WITH TERRAIN.

## 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 19900413008849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900413008849A), Apr 13, 1990: Amtrbd BEDEBD4 (N31481), Wichita, KS, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Lost control in low altitude slow flite after takeoff. Stalled and impacted hard. Had recently purchased aircraft.

## Other aircraft with N31481

- [Cancelled 2006-11-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31481-2006-11-01): Slingsby T67M260-T3A, S/N 2180, built 1995. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [United States Air Force](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20STATES%20AIR%20FORCE), [Randolph Afb, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Randolph%20Afb)
- [Cancelled 1948-08-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31481-1948-08-02): Aeronca 65-TC, S/N 5650. Owner: [Holifield H D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOLIFIELD%20H%20D), [Humboldt, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Humboldt)

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