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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N3931S

N3931S is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172E. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 27, 1964 when the aircraft was exported to Australia. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Cessna 172E cancelled January 27, 1964

Serial number
17251131
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Australia
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Cessna Aircraft CO (Corporation)
Wichita, KS
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N3931S

MKC89FA136Accident on June 17, 1989 at Earle, AR: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: North American AT-6D · serial 51811

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION AND OVER CONFIDENCE IN HIS FLYING ABILITY, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL, WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE. THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE ALTITUDE AND AIRPEED WERE CONSIDERED TO BE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

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