# N3868L: 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: September 27, 1990
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3868L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3868L

## Aircraft that carried N3868L

- [Cancelled 1990-09-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3868L-1990-09-27): Cessna 172G, S/N 17254037. Exported to Canada

## NTSB investigations on N3868L (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 LAX79FUG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUG22), Mar 8, 1979: Cessna 172G (N3868L), Apple Valley, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3868L (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 19790308004299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790308004299A), Mar 8, 1979: Cessna 172G (N3868L), Apple Valley, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft ran out of fuel in traffic pattern after cross country flight. Landed in adjacent field. Nosed over.

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