# N3238L: 1967 Cessna 172H, registration cancelled 2024-06-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 15, 2024
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17256138
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 3, 1967
- Last registry action: March 10, 2023
- Mode S code: A37CF0
- Location: [Barker, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Barker)
- Physical address: [Katy, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Katy)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.7844° N, 95.6849° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Barker, TX, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3238L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3238L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3238L-2024-06-15

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 172H: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h.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 CEN23LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA108), Feb 12, 2023: Cessna 172H (N3238L), Crosby, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s delayed soft-field takeoff procedure, which prevented the pilot from achieving adequate airspeed and a proper climb rate resulting in a collision with a moving train.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20230212002219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230212002219A), Feb 12, 2023: Cessna 172H (N3238L), Crosby, TX, Substantial damage. On 2/12/2023 at 1711 CST, a Cessna 172H, s/n 17256138, was departing on runway 9 at Dunham Field Airport, 1XS1, Crosby, TX., when the aircraft came into…

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