# N4731H: 1979 Cessna 152, registration cancelled 2008-10-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 24, 2008
- Exported to: Romania
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A19](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A19), [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15283973
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 15, 1979
- Last registry action: October 8, 2008
- Mode S code: A5CEC2
- Owner when cancelled: [Plane Exchange Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLANE%20EXCHANGE%20CO)
- Location: [Bozeman, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Bozeman)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.6937° N, 110.9061° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59715, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4731H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4731H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4731H-2008-10-24

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 152: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152.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 FTW86LPA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LPA08), Dec 8, 1985: Cessna 152II (N4731H), Frisco, TX, 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 19851208063019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851208063019A), Dec 8, 1985: Cessna 152 (N4731H), Frisco, TX, Substantial damage. On second forced landing of the day due to fuel exhaustion aircraft flipped over. Repeatedly lost on crosscountry.

## Other aircraft with N4731H

- [Cancelled 1970-06-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4731H-1970-06-23): Piper PA-11, S/N 11-542. Owner: [Wayne E Bell](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WAYNE%20E%20BELL), [Soldatha, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Soldatha)

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