# N3531S: 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: April 7, 2026
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3531S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3531S

## Aircraft that carried N3531S

- [Cancelled 2026-04-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3531S-2026-04-07): Insitu SCANEAGLE2, S/N 25-3531. Exported to Japan. Owner: [Insitu Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INSITU%20INC), [Bingen, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Bingen)
- [Cancelled 2012-06-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3531S-2012-06-04): Cessna 172E, S/N 17250731, built 1963. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Sugar Hill, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Sugar%20Hill)

## NTSB investigations on N3531S (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 FTW90LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA049), Jan 4, 1990: Cessna 172E (N3531S), Hammond, LA, destroyed. Probable cause: PILOT IN COMMAND'S INITIATION AND CONTINUATION OF THE FLIGHT INTO AN AREA OF KNOWN IMC WEATHER CONDITIONS AND HIS SUBSEQUENT INABILITY TO LAND PRIOR TO RUNNING OUT OF FUEL. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3531S (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 19900104000629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900104000629A), Jan 4, 1990: Cessna 172E (N3531S), Hammond, LA, Destroyed. Depart into worsening weather at night with passenger. Unable to locate vectored airports by ATC ran out of fuel.

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