# N3985L: 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=3985L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3985L

## Aircraft that carried N3985L

- [Cancelled 2012-11-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3985L-2012-11-14): Cessna 172G, S/N 17254154, built 1966. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Turkot Karl](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TURKOT%20KARL), [Somerdale, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Somerdale)

## NTSB investigations on N3985L (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 NYC03LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA112), May 20, 2003: Cessna 172G (N3985L), Ocean City, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an aborted landing. A factor was a crosswind.
- [NTSB NYC70F0011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70F0011), Jun 8, 1969: Cessna 172G (N3985L), Montauk, NY, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3985L (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 20030520017519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030520017519A), May 20, 2003: Cessna 172G (N3985L), Ocean City, NJ, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 20, 2003 at about 1445 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172G, N3985L was substantially damaged while landing at Ocean City Municipal Airport (26N),…

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