# N3431S: 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: February 27, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3431S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3431S

## Aircraft that carried N3431S

- [Cancelled 2013-02-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3431S-2013-02-27): Cessna 182G, S/N 18255831, built 1968. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)

## NTSB investigations on N3431S (1)

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 LAX91LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA030), Nov 4, 1990: Cessna 182G (N3431S), Portal, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3431S (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 19901104050739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901104050739A), Nov 4, 1990: Cessna 182G (N3431S), Portal, AZ, Destroyed. Flew into narrow blind canyon looking for hunting party. Realized error,unable to turn or climb. Stalled into trees

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