# N431ME: 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: August 10, 2005
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=431ME
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N431ME

## Aircraft that carried N431ME

- [Cancelled 2005-08-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N431ME-2005-08-10): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S8431, built 2000. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Mcelroy Theodore A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCELROY%20THEODORE%20A), [Broken Arrow, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Broken%20Arrow)

## NTSB investigations on N431ME (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 FTW02LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA224), Aug 4, 2002: Cessna 172S (N431ME), Marietta, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N431ME (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 20020804016559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020804016559A), Aug 4, 2002: Cessna 172S (N431ME), Marietta, OK, Destroyed. (.19) On August 4, 2002, approximately 1430 central daylight time, a Cessna 172, single-engine airplane, N431ME, was destroyed when it impacted terrain during…

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