# N2331U: 1962 Cessna 172D, registration cancelled 2009-07-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 14, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Registration revoked
- Airframe: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17249931
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: April 12, 1974
- Last registry action: April 23, 1977
- Mode S code: A21633
- Owner when cancelled: [Crystal Harold](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CRYSTAL%20HAROLD)
- Location: [Fords, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Fords)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.5372° N, 74.3122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 08863, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2331U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2331U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2331U-2009-07-14

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 172D: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d.md

## NTSB investigations (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 NYC79FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA104), Sep 20, 1979: Cessna 172D (N2331U), Greenwich, CT, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB UNK64X2009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2009), May 29, 1964: Cessna 172D (N2331U), Koehn Dry Lke, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19790920040439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790920040439A), Sep 20, 1979: Cessna 172D (N2331U), Greenwich, CT, Destroyed. Stalled airplane on photographic flight. Aircraft was observed low & slow over trees before crash.

## Other aircraft with N2331U

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2331U): Boeing 777-300ER, S/N 62642, built 2016

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