# Sukhoi SU-31

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 9850105
- Manufacturer (registry): SUKHOI
- Model: SU-31
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 6
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/sukhoi-su-31

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

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None matched.

## Information bulletins (advisory) (1)

- [SAIB ACE-96-03](https://openairdocs.org/saib/ACE-96-03): . Issued Jun 11, 1996

## Registered aircraft (6)

- [N131BT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N131BT): [Aero-Mobil Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO-MOBIL%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington), built 1995, S/N 03-01
- [N131GT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N131GT): [International Air Services Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERNATIONAL%20AIR%20SERVICES%20INC%20TRUSTEE), [Carson City, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Carson%20City), built 2000, S/N 0503
- [N310BW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N310BW): [Bouw Marco](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOUW%20MARCO), [New Bern, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/New%20Bern), built 1995, S/N 02-03
- [N31CY](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31CY): [Parker Bill R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PARKER%20BILL%20R), [Sandpoint, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Sandpoint), S/N 04-04
- [N31KX](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31KX): [Beaudry Brian R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEAUDRY%20BRIAN%20R), [Fremont, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Fremont), built 1995, S/N 0202
- [N69SU](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N69SU): [Atlantic Wings LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ATLANTIC%20WINGS%20LLC), [New Bern, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/New%20Bern), built 1996, S/N 03-05

## NTSB investigations (5)

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 GAA25WA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA25WA258), Sep 5, 2025: Sukhoi SU31 (N131GT), Lvivuk, Ukraine, occurrence, no damage
- [NTSB GAA22WA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA132), Mar 26, 2022: Sukhoi SU-31 (N131BT), Ploiesti, Romania, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB NYC07LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA201), Aug 23, 2007: Sukhoi SU-31 (N131BW), Markham, VA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing to the accident were a fuel leak as reported by the pilot, the pilot's diverted attention, a low cloud ceiling, and fog.
- [NTSB ATL04LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA104), Apr 30, 2004: Sukhoi SU-31 (N31SU), Fort Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to recover from an intentional spin during an attempted aerobatic maneuver.
- [NTSB ATL96FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FA051), Feb 20, 1996: Sukhoi SU-31 (N31MX), Immokalee, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the manufacturer's improper composite curing process, which resulted in wing spar voids and subsequent failure of the wing during aerobatic flight.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20070823829569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070823829569A), Aug 23, 2007: Sukhoi SU31 (N131BW), Paris, VA, Destroyed. (-23) Flight was to be from W66 (warrenton, VA) to N57 (new garden airport in toughkenamon, PA). The airman was circling around the dulles class b and adiz…
- [Accident 20040430007629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040430007629A), Apr 30, 2004: Sukhoi SU31 (N31SU), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) On April 30, 2004 a Sukhoi SU-31, N31SU operated by a commercial pilot collided with water off the coast of ft. Lauderdale, Florida, while rehearsing for…
- [Accident 19960220002189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960220002189A), Feb 20, 1996: Sukhoi SU31 (N31MX), Immokalee, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Wing separated from aircraft in flight. (.4)the pilot was conducting a practice aerobatic flight, with two aerobatic pilots critiquing him from the ground.…

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