# N3783L: Cessna 172G, registration cancelled 1991-01-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 22, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17253952
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 14, 1989
- Last registry action: July 17, 1989
- Mode S code: A4544F
- Owner when cancelled: [Abilene Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ABILENE%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Abilene, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Abilene)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9565° N, 97.2191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67410, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3783L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3783L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3783L-1991-01-22

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 CHI90LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA037), Dec 2, 1989: Cessna 172G (N3783L), Savoy, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS INABILITY TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE ADVERSE WIND CONDITION.

## 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 19891202048829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891202048829A), Dec 2, 1989: Cessna 172G (N3783L), Champaign-Urban, IL, Substantial damage. Aircraft was blown over on its back as pilot turned crosswind after landing.

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