# N3617U: 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: September 4, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3617U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3617U

## Aircraft that carried N3617U

- [Cancelled 2021-09-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3617U-2021-09-04): Schweizer SGS 1-36, S/N 18, built 1981. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Sierra Fliers LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIERRA%20FLIERS%20LLC), [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno)
- [Cancelled 1963-09-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3617U-1963-09-05): Cessna 182F, S/N 18255017. Exported to Venezuela. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## NTSB investigations on N3617U (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 WPR12CA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA278), Jun 27, 2012: Schweizer SGS 1-36 (N3617U), Bishop, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider’s encounter with insufficient atmospheric lift to maintain soaring flight, which resulted in an off-airport landing.
- [NTSB LAX84LA492](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA492), Sep 22, 1984: Schweizer SGS 1-36 (N3617U), Marana, AZ, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3617U (3)

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 20120627013049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120627013049A), Jun 27, 2012: Schweizer SGS 1-36 (N3617U), Bishop, CA, Substantial damage. Glider, N3617U, launched from the bih airport on June 27, 2012 via aero tow at about 1430 local and was towed to an altitude of 3000 feet AGL above the white…
- [Incident 20000603017789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000603017789I), Jun 3, 2000: Scwzer SGS136 (N3617U), Sparks, NV, Minor damage. (-23)The pilot landed off-airport. During roll out, the glider encountered a shallow trench, resulting I minor skin damage to the glider. Additional…
- [Accident 19840922050679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840922050679A), Sep 22, 1984: Scwzer SGS136 (N3617U), Marana, AZ, Substantial damage. Developed high sink rate. Had to land in rough desert short of the glider port. Low brush cause a ground loop.

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