# N3023U: 1964 Cessna 172E, registration cancelled 1965-08-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 12, 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: 17250623
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 25, 1964
- Mode S code: A32994
- Owner when cancelled: [Pratt Richard And Ambrose George F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRATT%20RICHARD%20AND%20AMBROSE%20GEORGE%20F)
- Location: [Elyria, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Elyria)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3023U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3023U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3023U-1965-08-12

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (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 CHI66F0090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0090), Jul 12, 1965: Cessna 172 (N3023U), Indian Lake, OH, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI65D0043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65D0043), Mar 4, 1965: Cessna 172 (N3023U), Elyria, OH, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N3023U

- [Cancelled 2015-03-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3023U-2015-03-10): Cessna 208B, S/N 208B5109, built 2014. Exported to Kenya. Owner: [Africair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AFRICAIR%20INC), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- [Cancelled 2008-02-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3023U-2008-02-09): Piper PA-28RT-201, S/N 28R-7918073, built 1979. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Kennesaw, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Kennesaw)

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