# N3238L: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: June 15, 2024
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3238L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3238L

## Aircraft that carried N3238L

- [Cancelled 2024-06-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3238L-2024-06-15): Cessna 172H, S/N 17256138, built 1967. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Barker, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Barker)

## NTSB investigations on N3238L (1)

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 CEN23LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA108), Feb 12, 2023: Cessna 172H (N3238L), Crosby, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s delayed soft-field takeoff procedure, which prevented the pilot from achieving adequate airspeed and a proper climb rate resulting in a collision with a moving train.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3238L (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 20230212002219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230212002219A), Feb 12, 2023: Cessna 172H (N3238L), Crosby, TX, Substantial damage. On 2/12/2023 at 1711 CST, a Cessna 172H, s/n 17256138, was departing on runway 9 at Dunham Field Airport, 1XS1, Crosby, TX., when the aircraft came into…

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