# N31MX: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: February 7, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31MX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31MX

## Aircraft that carried N31MX

- [Cancelled 2018-02-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31MX-2018-02-07): Alexander Schleicher ASH 31 MI, S/N 31003, built 2010. Second renewal notice. Owner: [Holliday Robert R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOLLIDAY%20ROBERT%20R), [Las Vegas, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Las%20Vegas)
- [Cancelled 2005-02-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31MX-2005-02-18): Sukhoi SU-31, S/N 03-03. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Massegee Richard V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MASSEGEE%20RICHARD%20V), [Corrales, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Corrales)

## NTSB investigations on N31MX (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 GAA17CA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA386), Jul 5, 2017: Alexander Schleicher ASH 31 MI (N31MX), Ely, NV, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain the proper airspeed and his exceedance of the glider’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in a stall/spin.
- [NTSB ATL96FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FA051), Feb 20, 1996: Sukhoi SU-31 (N31MX), Immokalee, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the manufacturer's improper composite curing process, which resulted in wing spar voids and subsequent failure of the wing during aerobatic flight.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N31MX (2)

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 20170705015259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170705015259A), Jul 5, 2017: Alexander Schleicher Gmbh & Co ASH 31 MI (N31MX), Ely, NV, Destroyed. The pilot had transitioned from powered flight to gliding mode, and was circling in lift. The aircraft suddenly became divergent from what may have been rotor…
- [Accident 19960220002189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960220002189A), Feb 20, 1996: Sukhoi SU31 (N31MX), Immokalee, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Wing separated from aircraft in flight. (.4)the pilot was conducting a practice aerobatic flight, with two aerobatic pilots critiquing him from the ground.…

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