# N2231: 1942 Messerschmitt ME 108 TAIFUN

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Messerschmitt ME 108 TAIFUN](https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-me-108-taifun) (registry code 5621004, 4 seats)
- Engine: [Argus AS10R](https://openairdocs.org/engine/argus-as10r) (registry code 05404)
- Serial number: 3059
- Year built: 1942
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: April 10, 1980
- Certificate issued: September 5, 1991
- Expires: September 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A1EEA1
- Registered owner: [American Airpower Heritage Fly Musm](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AIRPOWER%20HERITAGE%20FLY%20MUSM)
- Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2231
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2231

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Messerschmitt ME 108 TAIFUN)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Argus AS10R)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N2231.

## 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.

- [Incident 20030911026299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030911026299I), Sep 11, 2003: Amtr ME108 (N2231), Alamogordo, NM, Minor damage. (-23) On September 11, 2003 at 1200 MDT an ME-108, owned by American airpower heritage flying museum, p.o. box 62000 midland, Texas and operated by wanliss e.…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N2231

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2231 before.

- [Cancelled 1927-11-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2231-1927-11-05): Advance WACO 6, S/N A-456, built 1926. Owner: [Rowe Basil L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROWE%20BASIL%20L), [Santurce, PR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PR/Santurce)

## Related

- Other Messerschmitt ME 108 TAIFUN aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-me-108-taifun/aircraft.md
- The Argus AS10R engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/argus-as10r.md

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