# N31638: Piper PA-28R-201, registration cancelled 1991-04-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 4, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28R-201](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (registry code 7102816)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28R7837240
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 25, 1985
- Last registry action: January 31, 1991
- Mode S code: A35FFD
- Owner when cancelled: [Moon John L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOON%20JOHN%20L)
- Location: [Ramona, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Ramona)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.0404° N, 116.8301° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92065, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31638
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31638
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31638-1991-04-04

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 PA-28R-201: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201.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 LAX91FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA045), Nov 26, 1990: Piper PA-28R-201 (N31638), Show Low, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION, WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, DUE TO INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITION AND LACK…

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19901126051989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901126051989A), Nov 26, 1990: Piper PA28R201 (N31638), Show Low, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Induction system icing caused power loss. Descended into trees. Weather advisory for severe icing and turbulence.
- [Incident 19831211071969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831211071969I), Dec 11, 1983: Piper PA28R201 (N31638), Baltimore, MD, Minor damage. Went around after landing on a taxiway began to land gear up. Warned off the second time but prop tips hit runway.

## Other aircraft with N31638

- [Cancelled 2006-11-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31638-2006-11-01): Slingsby T67M260-T3A, S/N 2190, 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)

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