# N3680L: Cessna 172G, registration cancelled 1996-03-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 12, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17253849
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 19, 1983
- Last registry action: January 17, 1996
- Mode S code: A42C67
- Owners when cancelled: [Meysing Helmut J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEYSING%20HELMUT%20J), [Chmid Alfred G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHMID%20ALFRED%20G)
- Location: [Mt Clemens, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Mt%20Clemens)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 42.5876° N, 82.8175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48045, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3680L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3680L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3680L-1996-03-12

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 BFO95LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA088), Aug 26, 1995: Cessna 172G (N3680L), Put-In-Bay, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DELAY IN ABORTING THE LANDING AFTER SELECTING THE WRONG RUNWAY. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: GARBLED RADIO TRANSMISSIONS ON THE UNICOM FREQUENCY, AND THE RESULTANT TAILWIND FOR…

## 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 19950826025969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950826025969A), Aug 26, 1995: Cessna 172G (N3680L), Put In Bay, OH, Substantial damage. Too fast on downwind landing. Began go around. Left wing struck tree on climbout. Wind advisory garbled on UNICOM. (-23) pilot attempted go-around after…

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