# N3659L: 1965 Cessna 172G, registration cancelled 2007-12-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 1, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420)
- 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: 17253828
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 30, 1965
- Certificate issued: October 28, 1983
- Last registry action: October 16, 2007
- Mode S code: A4227D
- Owner when cancelled: [Dement Machine Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEMENT%20MACHINE%20CO)
- Location: [Rector, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Rector)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.2663° N, 90.2742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72461, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3659L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3659L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3659L-2007-12-01

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 172G: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g.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 DEN67F0169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67F0169), Oct 14, 1966: Cessna 172 (N3659L), Panguitch, UT, substantial damage

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