# N3LT: 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: September 11, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3LT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3LT

## Aircraft that carried N3LT

- [Cancelled 2021-09-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3LT-2021-09-11): Taylorcraft DCO-65, S/N L4716. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Stephenson James E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEPHENSON%20JAMES%20E), [Benson, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Benson)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3LT-undated): Cessna 172M, S/N 17261556. Triennial form not returned

## NTSB investigations on N3LT (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 DEN82FTE24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTE24), Aug 27, 1982: Cessna 172M (N3LT), Monarch Pass, CO, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3LT (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 19820827043519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820827043519A), Aug 27, 1982: Cessna 172M (N3LT), Salida, CO, Destroyed. Unable to outclimb rising terrain in a mountain pass. Struck trees while banking to return to lower terrain.

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