N2031N - 1947 Aircraft Aircraft Registration

C140

1947

Aircraft Description

Model Year

1947

Manufacturer

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Model

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Type Aircraft

Fixed Wing Single Engine

ICAO Type Code

C140140

Airworthiness Date

Invalid Date

Classification

Standard Category

Type Registration

Unknown

Status

Cert Issue Date

Invalid Date

Registered Owner

Name

MATTNER LESTER J

Address

1415 DIX ST

City

SAN MATEO

State / Zip Code

California94401

Country

United States

Powerplant & Avionics

Engine Type

—

Number of Engines

—

Mode S Code (Oct)

50317660

Mode S Code (Hex)

A19FB0

NTSB Accident History (1)

Date	NTSB #	Damage	Highest Injury	Probable Cause
Apr 30, 1997	LAX97LA171	Destroyed	Minor	the pilot's failure to obtain and/or maintain adequate airspeed during initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with the terrain. A factor relating to the accident was: the degraded climb performance due to an unauthorized modification of the airplane, which increased the airplane's maximum fuel tank capacity and stall speed.

Apr 30, 1997LAX97LA171

Destroyed

Minor

the pilot's failure to obtain and/or maintain adequate airspeed during initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with the terrain. A factor relating to the accident was: the degraded climb performance due to an unauthorized modification of the airplane, which increased the airplane's maximum fuel tank capacity and stall speed.

Additional Details

Registration

N2031N

Serial Number

12267

Number of Engines

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Number of Seats

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Expiration Date

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Last Action Date

—

Last Update Date

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Unique ID

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Data Source

Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov

Last updated: 2026-05-15 01:32:20 UTC