N31PB is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 built in 2012. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 6, 2025. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
N31PB is reserved by a private party since December 6, 2025. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 cancelled December 6, 2025
- Serial number
- 54321
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 2012
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- March 6, 2025
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Royse City, TX - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Douglas DC-3A-S1C3G cancelled date not given
- Serial number
- 2201
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- N-number assigned but not yet registered
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Withheld
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N31PB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 · serial 54321
A failure of the tail rotor pitch change lever assembly due to incorrectly installed bolts and maintenance personnel’s inadequate inspection of the tail rotor control system.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 407 · serial 53569
The pilot’s improper response to a simulated engine failure and the instructor’s delayed and improper remedial action.
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
