N8531B is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 22, 1991. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Cessna 172 cancelled March 22, 1991
- Serial number
- 36231
- 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
- November 10, 1987
- Last FAA action
- January 31, 1991
- Last owner
- Ricks John E (Individual)
Colstrip, MT - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N8531B
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna C-172 · serial 17236231
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL NIGHT FLIGHT EXPERIENCE, HIS LACK OF RECENT NIGHT FLIGHT EXPERIENCE, THE DARK NIGHT LIGHT CONDITIONS, AND THE MOUNTAINOUS/HILLY TERRAIN IN THE AREA.
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