# N3431T: 1967 Cessna 177, registration cancelled 2012-05-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 31, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
- Airframe: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A13CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A13CE), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17700731
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 17, 1968
- Certificate issued: August 10, 2007
- Last registry action: August 10, 2007
- Mode S code: A3CB00
- Owner when cancelled: [Avip LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVIP%20LLC)
- Location: [Hughes Springs, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Hughes%20Springs)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.0113° N, 94.5722° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75656, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3431T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3431T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3431T-2012-05-31

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 177: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177.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 ERA10FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA037), Oct 29, 2009: Cessna 177 (N3431T), Christiansted, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to ensure proper loading of the airplane.
- [NTSB CHI70D0072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0072), May 31, 1969: Cessna 177 (N3431T), West Bend, WI, 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 20091029050819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091029050819A), Oct 29, 2009: Cessna 177 (N3431T), St. Criox, VI, Destroyed, 3 fatal. On October 29, 2009 aircraft registration N3431T a cesnna 177 departed runway 10 at Henry E Rohlsen Airport (stx), the control tower observed the aircraft take…

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