N31172
N31172 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper J5A built in 1940. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 7, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Piper J5A cancelled June 7, 2017
- Serial number
- 5-326
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1940
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- July 18, 1994
- Last FAA action
- August 1, 1997
- Last owner
- Mcmillan John D (Co-owned)
Shannon, NC - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N31172
ATL94LA170Accident on September 8, 1994 at Raeford, NC: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper J-5A · serial 5-326
THE PILOT'S OSTENTATIOUS DISPLAY WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site