# N7931C: Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 1981-12-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 18, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-7690089
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 25, 1977
- Mode S code: AAC5A8
- Owner when cancelled: [Petaluma Aero Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETALUMA%20AERO%20INC)
- Location: [Petaluma, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Petaluma)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7931C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7931C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7931C-1981-12-18

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 Piper PA-28-181: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 OAK79FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FA021), Mar 24, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N7931C), Sacramento, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB OAK76DVD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVD29), Apr 2, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N7931C), Healdsburg, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19790324008059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790324008059A), Mar 24, 1979: Piper PA28181 (N7931C), Sacramento, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft landed behind a united 727. Witnesses observed the aircraft rock back and forth and dive to the ground.
- [Accident 19760402011489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760402011489A), Apr 2, 1976: Piper PA28181 (N7931C), Healdsburg, CA, Substantial damage. Hi speed turn off rwy onto parallel taxiway. Hit brush & rolled dwn bank.

## Other aircraft with N7931C

- [Cancelled 1962-09-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7931C-1962-09-04): Douglas C-47B, S/N 25839, built 1944. Exported to Peru. Owner: [Smith Edward R & Rekow Lloyd A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20EDWARD%20R%20%26%20REKOW%20LLOYD%20A), [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)

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