# N7131: Burton CAVALIER MODEL 2, registration cancelled 1990-11-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 20, 1990
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Burton CAVALIER MODEL 2](https://openairdocs.org/model/burton-cavalier-model-2) (registry code 0562096)
- Serial number: 6864
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A989AD
- Owner type: Partnership
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7131
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7131
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7131-1990-11-20

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Burton CAVALIER MODEL 2: https://openairdocs.org/model/burton-cavalier-model-2.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 SEA90FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA047), Feb 27, 1990: Burton Cavalier Model 2 (N7131), Grants Pass, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION WHICH RESULTED FROM THE PILOTS INTENTIONALLY OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT WITH A KNOWN DEFICIENCY. THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED, RESULTING IN A STALL/SPIN AND UNCONTROLLED DESCENT.

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 19900226002879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900226002879A), Feb 26, 1990: Star CAVALIER (N7131), Grants Pass, OR, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Out of fuel on a low acrobatic flight,stalled and spun in. Had lost fuel cap. Taped opening. Tape came off.
- [Incident 19890821057079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890821057079I), Aug 21, 1989: Amtrks CAVALIER102 (N7131), Grants Pass, OR, Minor damage. Right gear collapsed on landing rollout. No cause given.
- [Incident 19801006073099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801006073099I), Oct 6, 1980: Amtrks CAVALIER102 (N7131), Twin Falls, ID, Minor damage. Unable to extend gear for landing due to jammed linkage to gear doors.
- [Incident 19790311011349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790311011349I), Mar 11, 1979: Amtrks CAVALIER102 (N7131), Klamath Falls, OR, Minor damage. Weld in actuator arm crystalized and broke. Unable to extend landing gear, made belly landing on foam.

## Other aircraft with N7131

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7131): Raytheon A36, S/N E-3093, built 1997
- [Cancelled 1967-12-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7131-1967-12-29): Piper J3C-65, S/N 7131, built 1941. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Gerken Don](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GERKEN%20DON), [Omaha, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Omaha)

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