# N3974S: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: July 30, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3974S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3974S

## Aircraft that carried N3974S

- [Cancelled 2013-07-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3974S-2013-07-30): Scott Jack V SONERAI 2L, S/N 1056, built 1984. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Mcginnes Dean C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCGINNES%20DEAN%20C), [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)
- [Cancelled 1965-05-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3974S-1965-05-27): Cessna 172E, S/N 17251174. Owner: [Walter M Binswanger](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WALTER%20M%20BINSWANGER), [Newport Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Newport%20Beach)

## NTSB investigations on N3974S (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 LAX65A0061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX65A0061), Jan 24, 1965: Cessna 172E (N3974S), Fullerton, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3974S (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.

- [Incident 19930804031279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930804031279I), Aug 4, 1993: Amtrmo SONERAI (N3974S), Muscle Shoals, AL, Minor damage. Tail spring broke while taxiing for takeoff. Aircraft veered right. Broke right main gear.

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