# N3023U: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 3
- Last cancelled: March 10, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3023U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3023U

## Aircraft that carried N3023U

- [Cancelled 2015-03-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3023U-2015-03-10): Cessna 208B, S/N 208B5109, built 2014. Exported to Kenya. Owner: [Africair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AFRICAIR%20INC), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- [Cancelled 2008-02-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3023U-2008-02-09): Piper PA-28RT-201, S/N 28R-7918073, built 1979. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Kennesaw, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Kennesaw)
- [Cancelled 1965-08-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3023U-1965-08-12): Cessna 172E, S/N 17250623, built 1964. Owner: [Pratt Richard And Ambrose George F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRATT%20RICHARD%20AND%20AMBROSE%20GEORGE%20F), [Elyria, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Elyria)

## NTSB investigations on N3023U (3)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC07CA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA137), Jun 13, 2007: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N3023U), Tinicum, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The instrument-rated pilot's failure to maintain runway alignment by instruments after encountering fog during the initial climb. A factor was the foggy weather conditions.
- [NTSB CHI66F0090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0090), Jul 12, 1965: Cessna 172 (N3023U), Indian Lake, OH, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI65D0043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65D0043), Mar 4, 1965: Cessna 172 (N3023U), Elyria, OH, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3023U (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20070613008709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070613008709A), Jun 13, 2007: Piper PA28RT201 (N3023U), Tinicum, PA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot attempted early morning takeoff on grass airport. Pilot lost visual reference of runway due to ground fog, and rotated for takeoff as aircraft was…

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