# N3070U: Cessna 172E, registration cancelled 1996-03-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 29, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17250670
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 15, 1987
- Last registry action: January 17, 1996
- Mode S code: A33BBE
- Owner when cancelled: [Crosswinds Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CROSSWINDS%20INC)
- Location: [Albion, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Albion)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.2360° N, 78.2165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14411, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3070U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3070U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3070U-1996-03-29

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 BFO95LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA059), Jun 10, 1995: Cessna 172E (N3070U), Muncy Valley, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the non-instrument rated pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain after inadvertently entering instrument meteorological conditions. The weather conditions (haze and fog) were a factor in…
- [NTSB NYC68F0401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0401), Mar 24, 1968: Cessna 172E (N3070U), Rochester, NY, substantial damage

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