# N31SU: 1994 Sukhoi SU-31, registration cancelled 2013-09-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 27, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Sukhoi SU-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/sukhoi-su-31) (registry code 9850105)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 01-02
- Year built: 1994
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: December 16, 1994
- Certificate issued: October 15, 2003
- Last registry action: March 16, 2007
- Mode S code: A3461B
- Owner when cancelled: [Green Side Up Aerobatics Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GREEN%20SIDE%20UP%20AEROBATICS%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31SU
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31SU
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31SU-2013-09-27

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 Sukhoi SU-31: https://openairdocs.org/model/sukhoi-su-31.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 ATL04LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA104), Apr 30, 2004: Sukhoi SU-31 (N31SU), Fort Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to recover from an intentional spin during an attempted aerobatic maneuver.

## 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 20040430007629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040430007629A), Apr 30, 2004: Sukhoi SU31 (N31SU), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) On April 30, 2004 a Sukhoi SU-31, N31SU operated by a commercial pilot collided with water off the coast of ft. Lauderdale, Florida, while rehearsing for…

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