# N3971U: 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 25, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3971U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3971U

## Aircraft that carried N3971U

- [Cancelled 2013-03-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3971U-2013-03-25): Cessna 150E, S/N 15061371, built 1965. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)

## NTSB investigations on N3971U (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 FTW82FPA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPA12), Jun 13, 1982: Cessna 150 (N3971U), Allen, TX, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW74DRA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRA26), Feb 2, 1974: Cessna 150E (N3971U), Gilchrist, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3971U (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 19820613023749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820613023749A), Jun 13, 1982: Cessna 150 (N3971U), Allen, TX, Destroyed. Stalled and spun in while air delivering a newspaper. Overboosted engine failed to respond. Aircraft not licensed.
- [Accident 19740202002039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740202002039A), Feb 2, 1974: Cessna 150E (N3971U), Gilchrist, TX, Substantial damage. Plt attmptd precautnry lndg on beach. Wasnt auth to make flt by ip.

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