N5231P is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172S. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 17, 2009 when the aircraft was exported to Australia. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172S cancelled March 17, 2009
- Serial number
- 172S10919
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Australia
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- March 17, 2009
- Last owner
- Weaver Aero International INC (Corporation)
Moundridge, KS - Airworthiness
- None on file
Piper PA-24-250 cancelled February 6, 1997
- Serial number
- 24261
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- October 1, 1991
- Last FAA action
- October 19, 1994
- Last owner
- Alexander Robert M (Individual)
West Islip, NY - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5231P
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-24-250 · serial 24-261
FAILURE OF THE LOCAL TOWER CONTROLLER TO ADEQUATELY CONTROL THE ARRIVAL OF THE AIRPLANES, AND INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PIPER PA-24 PILOT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE LOCAL CONTROLLER'S IMPROPER PHRASEOLOGY IN SEQUENCING THE AIRPLANES.
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