# N3972F: 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: November 14, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3972F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3972F

## Aircraft that carried N3972F

- [Cancelled 2012-11-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3972F-2012-11-14): Cessna 172, S/N 36872, built 1958. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Learnahan Steven M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEARNAHAN%20STEVEN%20M), [Bolingbrook, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Bolingbrook)

## NTSB investigations on N3972F (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 CHI81DEE30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEE30), Apr 15, 1981: Cessna 172 (N3972F), Morris, IL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3972F (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 19810415016549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810415016549A), Apr 15, 1981: Cessna 172 (N3972F), Morris, IL, Substantial damage. Landed on soft ground adjacent to runway by mistank. Airplane nosed over. No runway markers.

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