# N5131B: 1956 Curtiss Wright C-46A, registration cancelled 2014-10-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 27, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Curtiss Wright C-46A](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-c-46a) (registry code 2622602)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (registry code 52026)
- Serial number: 30686
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: July 18, 1964
- Certificate issued: February 4, 1982
- Last registry action: May 11, 1985
- Mode S code: A66F11
- Owner when cancelled: [Reo Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REO%20LEASING%20INC)
- Location: [Brinkley, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Brinkley)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.8565° N, 91.2163° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72021, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5131B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5131B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5131B-2014-10-27

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.

ADs and bulletins for the Curtiss Wright C-46A: https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-c-46a.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 MIA62A0090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA62A0090), Dec 4, 1962: Curtiss-Wrt C-46A (N5131B), Macon, GA, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Incident 19790823023289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790823023289I), Aug 23, 1979: Curtis C46/ (N5131B), Kansas City, MO. Loud noise in cabin in flight. Overwing emergency exit loose in frame. Separated breaking arm of co-pilot.

## Other aircraft with N5131B

- [Cancelled 2021-09-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5131B-2021-09-09): Thrush S2R-T34, S/N T34-517, built 2021. Exported to Ecuador. Owner: [Thrush Aircraft LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THRUSH%20AIRCRAFT%20LLC), [Albany, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Albany)

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