# N3243Y: 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: February 6, 1997
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3243Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3243Y

## Aircraft that carried N3243Y

- [Cancelled 1997-02-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3243Y-1997-02-06): Cessna 182E, S/N 18254243. Owner: [Kuzelka John](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KUZELKA%20JOHN), [Itasca, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Itasca)

## NTSB investigations on N3243Y (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 CHI96FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA094), Feb 19, 1996: Cessna 182 (N3243Y), Odell, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: VFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and subsequent loss of aircraft control, probably due to spatial disorientation of the pilot. Factors relating to the accident…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3243Y (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 19960219001899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960219001899A), Feb 19, 1996: Cessna 182E (N3243Y), Bloomington-Nor, IL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. VFR low time pilot lost control at night in a snowstorm. Crashed into a field. Fatal injuries. Aircraft destroyed. (-23) on February 18, 1996 at approximately…

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