# N3021U: 1964 Cessna 172E, registration cancelled 1965-03-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 9, 1965
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17250621
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 14, 1965
- Mode S code: A3294E
- Owner when cancelled: [Coward W A And Dyches B T Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COWARD%20W%20A%20AND%20DYCHES%20B%20T%20JR)
- Location: [Aiken, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Aiken)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3021U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3021U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3021U-1965-03-09

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 172E: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e.md

## NTSB investigations (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 MIA65I0081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65I0081), Feb 9, 1965: Cessna 172F (N3021U), Aiken, SC, incident, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N3021U

- [Cancelled 2018-04-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3021U-2018-04-24): Lindstrand Balloons 260A, S/N 5095, built 1998. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Glick Dan R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLICK%20DAN%20R), [Temecula, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Temecula)
- [Cancelled 1988-04-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3021U-1988-04-21): Beech F33A, S/N CE1106. N-number assigned, not yet registered
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3021U-undated): Piper PA-28RT-201, S/N 28R7918071. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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