# N9431W: 1968 Piper PA-28-235, registration cancelled 2014-11-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 24, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13), [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-11137
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 26, 1968
- Certificate issued: January 26, 1980
- Last registry action: March 23, 1991
- Mode S code: AD1ADD
- Owner when cancelled: [Walton Harold L Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WALTON%20HAROLD%20L%20JR)
- Location: [Petaluma, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Petaluma)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.2346° N, 122.7604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94952, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9431W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9431W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9431W-2014-11-24

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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-28-235: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235.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 LAX81FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA072), Feb 13, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N9431W), Truckee, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal

## 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 19810213019529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810213019529A), Feb 13, 1981: Piper PA28235 (N9431W), Truckee, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. VFR pilot departed on IFR flight plan into area of severe icing and turbulence. Lost control. Struck mountainside.

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