# N4731D: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2003-01-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 8, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17272342
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 27, 1979
- Certificate issued: June 18, 1998
- Last registry action: June 19, 2001
- Mode S code: A5CEBE
- Owner when cancelled: [Duffys Aircraft Sales & Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUFFYS%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20%26%20LEASING%20INC)
- Location: [Neillsville, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Neillsville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.5444° N, 90.6328° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 54456, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4731D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4731D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4731D-2003-01-08

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 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.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 CHI02FA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02FA247), Aug 14, 2002: Cessna 172N (N4731D), Shell Lake, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane prior to departure leading to fuel exhaustion during the flight, the inadequate preflight/inflight planning, and the unsuitable terrain encountered by the…

## 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 20020813020089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020813020089A), Aug 13, 2002: Cessna 172N (N4731D), Shelllake, WI, No damage, 1 fatal. (-23) On August 13, 2002, at approximately 2333 hrs CST, a Cessna 172N, registered to duffy's aircraft sales of neillsville, WI, crashed into a corn field…

## Other aircraft with N4731D

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4731D): Stephen J Thompson M24 ORION PLUS, S/N 24223536, built 2022
- [Cancelled 1974-04-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4731D-1974-04-23): Cessna 182A, S/N 34831. Owner: [Kingsley Jerry C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KINGSLEY%20JERRY%20C), [Breckenridge, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Breckenridge)

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