# N31172: 1940 Piper J5A, registration cancelled 2017-06-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 7, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper J5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (registry code 7100702)
- Engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-725](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-725), [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 5-326
- Year built: 1940
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 3, 1955
- Certificate issued: July 18, 1994
- Last registry action: August 1, 1997
- Mode S code: A34DF0
- Owners when cancelled: [Mcmillan John D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCMILLAN%20JOHN%20D), [Balfour John G Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALFOUR%20JOHN%20G%20JR)
- Location: [Shannon, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Shannon)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 34.8630° N, 79.1284° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28386, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31172
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31172
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31172-2017-06-07

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Piper J5A: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a.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 ATL94LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA170), Sep 8, 1994: Piper J-5A (N31172), Raeford, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S OSTENTATIOUS DISPLAY WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.
- [NTSB MIA71DLG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DLG23), Mar 14, 1971: Piper J-5A (N31172), Georgetown, SC, 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 19940908027939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940908027939A), Sep 8, 1994: Piper J5A (N31172), Raeford, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Low on final for airstrip. Aborted to miss a truck. Stalled in steep climbing turn. Crashed and burned.

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