# N3617C: 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 20, 1992
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3617C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3617C

## Aircraft that carried N3617C

- [Cancelled 1992-02-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3617C-1992-02-20): Schweizer SGS 1-36, S/N 12. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Freedoms Wings Intl Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREEDOMS%20WINGS%20INTL%20INC), [Scotch Plains, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Scotch%20Plains)

## NTSB investigations on N3617C (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 NYC92LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA033), Nov 15, 1991: Schweizer SGS-1-36 (N3617C), Erwinna, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT ROTATED THE GLIDER PREMATURELY, RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AT TOO LOW AN ALTITUDE TO ALLOW RECOVERY. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S TOTAL LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN…
- [NTSB CAN  F0407](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CAN%20%20F0407), Jul 12, 1966: Cessna 180 (N3617C), Chaunigan Lke, Canada, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3617C (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 19911115052079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911115052079A), Nov 15, 1991: Scwzer SGS136 (N3617C), Erwinna, PA, Substantial damage. First flight in type. Unsure of trim,pitched up on tow. Used down elevator,hit runway,bounced,released and crashed.

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