# N81231: Fairchild 24W-46, registration cancelled 2014-12-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 22, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Fairchild 24W-46](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24w-46) (registry code 3370626)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-707](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-707) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: W46132
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 9, 1957
- Certificate issued: January 28, 1980
- Last registry action: March 23, 1991
- Mode S code: AB13A5
- Owner when cancelled: [Keefer Philip D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KEEFER%20PHILIP%20D)
- Location: [Aurora, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Aurora)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.2403° N, 122.7936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97002, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81231
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81231
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81231-2014-12-22

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 Fairchild 24W-46: https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24w-46.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 UNK65X0861](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0861), Nov 27, 1964: Fairchild 24W (N81231), Salinas, CA, destroyed
- [NTSB UNK64X1698](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1698), May 10, 1964: Fairchild 24W46 (N81231), Angels Camp, CA, substantial damage

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