# N431ME: 2000 Cessna 172S, registration cancelled 2005-08-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 10, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (registry code 2072439)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172S8431
- Year built: 2000
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 13, 2000
- Certificate issued: July 24, 2002
- Last registry action: July 19, 2005
- Mode S code: A527ED
- Owner when cancelled: [Mcelroy Theodore A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCELROY%20THEODORE%20A)
- Location: [Broken Arrow, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Broken%20Arrow)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0516° N, 95.8057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 74012, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N431ME
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=431ME
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N431ME-2005-08-10

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 Cessna 172S: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s.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 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 (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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