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N31840

Cancelled 1982
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Deregistered aircraft · 1978 Piper PA-32-300

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Cancelled
October 16, 1982
Status when cancelled
Valid registration
Serial number
32-7840148
Year built
1978
Type
Fixed wing single engine
Certificate issued
October 19, 1978
Mode S code
A36786
Owner when cancelled
Merrick Max Merrill
Location
Cottonport, LA
Owner type
Individual
Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300TCDS A3SO · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners’ street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N31840 and the event date: after May 25, 1965, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.

NTSB FTW80FRJ28Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCottonport, LAJul 3, 1980 · Substantial damage

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N31840 and the event date: after May 25, 1965, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.

Accident 19800703023379AGo Round (Aborted VFR) · Cottonport, LALanding into sun on one-way strip. Saw children on runway. Hit trees on departure end on attempted go-around.Jul 3, 1980 · Destroyed

Other aircraft with N31840 · 2

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. No aircraft carries N31840 now.

2021Ratchford Herman E JR RANS S-9 · S/N 0390086Cancelled Aug 11, 2021 · Ratchford Herman E Jr, Bessemer City, NC1965Aeronca 65-TL · S/N 6821TCancelled May 25, 1965 · Daniel David Norman, Taft, CA