N30961 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-11 built in 1947. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 27, 2012. The last status on file was "registration pending, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Piper PA-11 cancelled August 27, 2012
- Serial number
- 11-1377
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1947
- Last status
- Registration pending, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- October 31, 2001
- Last owner
- Registration Pending (Individual)
Anchorage, AK - Airworthiness
- Standard
Piper J3F-65 cancelled August 29, 1972
- Serial number
- 5232
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1940
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- December 14, 1959
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Balsley Charles O (Individual)
Anchorage, AK - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N30961
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-11 · serial 11-1377
The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area from the lake. Factors were the obstruction (point of land) hidden in the glare from the rising sun.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site