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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N81291

N81291 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-34-200T built in 1979. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 28, 2015. The last status on file was "first notice for registration renewal". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Piper PA-34-200T cancelled August 28, 2015

Serial number
34-8070037
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1979
Last status
First notice for registration renewal
Certificate issued
October 29, 2012
Last FAA action
October 29, 2012
Last owner
Fro-Gutz Air LLC (Corporation)
Mount Vernon, IL
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

Fairchild 24W-46 cancelled October 26, 1970

Serial number
W46191
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
November 25, 1966
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Cantrell C M JR (Co-owned)
Arlington, TX
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N81291

ERA15FA088Accident on January 2, 2015 at Kuttawa, KY: fatal, substantial damage (4 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA34 · serial 34-8070037

The pilot's failure to properly set the left engine fuel selector before takeoff and to recognize the incorrect setting during the flight, which resulted in fuel starvation and a loss of engine power on both engines.

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