# N31MX: Sukhoi SU-31, registration cancelled 2005-02-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 18, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Sukhoi SU-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/sukhoi-su-31) (registry code 9850105)
- Serial number: 03-03
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 29, 1996
- Last registry action: January 18, 2005
- Mode S code: A345A1
- Owner when cancelled: [Massegee Richard V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MASSEGEE%20RICHARD%20V)
- Location: [Corrales, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Corrales)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1495° N, 106.4020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87008, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31MX
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31MX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31MX-2005-02-18

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 Sukhoi SU-31: https://openairdocs.org/model/sukhoi-su-31.md

## NTSB investigations (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 ATL96FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FA051), Feb 20, 1996: Sukhoi SU-31 (N31MX), Immokalee, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the manufacturer's improper composite curing process, which resulted in wing spar voids and subsequent failure of the wing during aerobatic flight.

## 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 19960220002189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960220002189A), Feb 20, 1996: Sukhoi SU31 (N31MX), Immokalee, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Wing separated from aircraft in flight. (.4)the pilot was conducting a practice aerobatic flight, with two aerobatic pilots critiquing him from the ground.…

## Other aircraft with N31MX

- [Cancelled 2018-02-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31MX-2018-02-07): Alexander Schleicher ASH 31 MI, S/N 31003, built 2010. Second renewal notice. Owner: [Holliday Robert R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOLLIDAY%20ROBERT%20R), [Las Vegas, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Las%20Vegas)

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