# N3946R: 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 21, 2008
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3946R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3946R

## Aircraft that carried N3946R

- [Cancelled 2008-10-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3946R-2008-10-21): Cessna 172H, S/N 17255446, built 1967. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Sorenson Richard E DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SORENSON%20RICHARD%20E%20DBA), [Columbus, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Columbus)

## NTSB investigations on N3946R (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 IAD05LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA126), Aug 26, 2005: Cessna 172H (N3946R), Corry, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with terrain.
- [NTSB FTW67F0463](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0463), Feb 11, 1967: Cessna 172H (N3946R), Victoria, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3946R (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 20050826025259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050826025259A), Aug 26, 2005: Cessna 172H (N3946R), Corry, PA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) On August 26, 2005, at 1530 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172H, N3946R, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain on approach to Corry airport…

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