# N3969L: 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: March 23, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3969L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3969L

## Aircraft that carried N3969L

- [Cancelled 2018-03-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3969L-2018-03-23): Cessna 172G, S/N 17254138, built 1966. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Seely Steven P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEELY%20STEVEN%20P), [Stanley, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Stanley)

## NTSB investigations on N3969L (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 ERA15FA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA203), May 3, 2015: Cessna 172 (N3969L), Penn Yan, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the initial climb. Contributing to the accident was the student's inappropriate configuration of the airplane's wing flaps for the…
- [NTSB CHI67F0056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0056), Jun 14, 1966: Cessna 172G (N3969L), Columbia, IL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3969L (2)

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 20150503007979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150503007979A), May 3, 2015: Cessna 172G (N3969L), Penn Yan, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On may 3, 2015, at 1134 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172G, N3969L, impacted terrain and a perimeter fence during climb after a touch and go landing at the…
- [Incident 19880807069159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880807069159I), Aug 7, 1988: Cessna 172G (N3969L), Stormville, NY. Unscheduled landing on closed airport. Unaware of closing and sheets marking x blown out of place. UNICOM silent.

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