# N31840: Ratchford Herman E JR RANS S-9, registration cancelled 2021-08-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 11, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Ratchford Herman E JR RANS S-9](https://openairdocs.org/model/ratchford-herman-e-jr-rans-s-9) (registry code 05618DW)
- Serial number: 0390086
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 6, 1992
- Last registry action: February 18, 2019
- Mode S code: A36786
- Owner when cancelled: [Ratchford Herman E Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RATCHFORD%20HERMAN%20E%20JR)
- Location: [Bessemer City, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Bessemer%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.3149° N, 81.2833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28016, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31840
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31840
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31840-2021-08-11

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 Ratchford Herman E JR RANS S-9: https://openairdocs.org/model/ratchford-herman-e-jr-rans-s-9.md

## Other aircraft with N31840

- [Cancelled 1982-10-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31840-1982-10-16): Piper PA-32-300, S/N 32-7840148, built 1978. Owner: [Merrick Max Merrill](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERRICK%20MAX%20MERRILL), [Cottonport, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Cottonport)
- [Cancelled 1965-05-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31840-1965-05-25): Aeronca 65-TL, S/N 6821T. Owner: [Daniel David Norman](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DANIEL%20DAVID%20NORMAN), [Taft, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Taft)

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