# N3269L: 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: October 2, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3269L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3269L

## Aircraft that carried N3269L

- [Cancelled 2012-10-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3269L-2012-10-02): Cessna 172H, S/N 17256169, built 1967. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Grindeland Ethan P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRINDELAND%20ETHAN%20P), [Hatton, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Hatton)

## NTSB investigations on N3269L (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 DEN89LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA168), Jul 12, 1989: Cessna 172H (N3269L), Hatton, ND, destroyed. Probable cause: IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT CLEARANCE ABOVE THE GROUND. THE TAILWIND, HIGH OBSTRUCTION (SHELTER BELT), AND DOWNDRAFT WERE CONTRIBUTING…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3269L (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 19890711024869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890711024869A), Jul 11, 1989: Cessna 172H (N3269L), Hatton, ND, Destroyed. Encountered downdraft descending over trees to look at a field. Damage indicates stall mush after clearing trees.

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