# N3090U: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: April 16, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3090U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3090U

## Aircraft that carried N3090U

- [Cancelled 2022-04-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3090U-2022-04-16): Cessna 172E, S/N 17250690, built 1963. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Wings Over Waxhaw Flying Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WINGS%20OVER%20WAXHAW%20FLYING%20CLUB%20INC), [Waxhaw, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Waxhaw)
- [Cancelled 1963-10-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3090U-1963-10-21): Cessna 172E, S/N 17250680. Exported to Peru. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO)

## NTSB investigations on N3090U (2)

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 ERA21LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA313), Aug 2, 2021: Cessna 172 (N3090U), Waxhaw, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to abort the takeoff in sufficient time to stop the airplane on the runway remaining. Contributing to the accident was the lack of airplane takeoff performance due to the pilot’s…
- [NTSB UNK65X0947](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0947), Dec 7, 1964: Cessna 172 (N3090U), Riverside, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3090U (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 20210802016139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210802016139A), Aug 2, 2021: Cessna 172E (N3090U), Waxhaw, NC, Substantial damage. During climb-out, the pilot noticed the aircraft would not achieve a positive rate of climb. The pilot decided to abort the take-off, reduced power, and…

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