# N31172: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: June 7, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31172
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31172

## Aircraft that carried N31172

- [Cancelled 2017-06-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31172-2017-06-07): Piper J5A, S/N 5-326, built 1940. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Mcmillan John D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCMILLAN%20JOHN%20D), [Shannon, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Shannon)

## NTSB investigations on N31172 (2)

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 ATL94LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA170), Sep 8, 1994: Piper J-5A (N31172), Raeford, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S OSTENTATIOUS DISPLAY WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.
- [NTSB MIA71DLG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DLG23), Mar 14, 1971: Piper J-5A (N31172), Georgetown, SC, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N31172 (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.

- [Accident 19940908027939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940908027939A), Sep 8, 1994: Piper J5A (N31172), Raeford, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Low on final for airstrip. Aborted to miss a truck. Stalled in steep climbing turn. Crashed and burned.

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