# N3789L: 1965 Cessna 172G, registration cancelled 2009-11-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 17, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Registration revoked
- 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: 17253958
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: March 3, 1966
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A45521
- Owner when cancelled: [Martin Chris P Dr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARTIN%20CHRIS%20P%20DR)
- Location: [Canoga Park, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Canoga%20Park)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1983° N, 118.6022° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91303, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3789L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3789L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3789L-2009-11-17

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 (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 ANC68A0017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68A0017), Sep 6, 1967: Cessna 172 (N3789L), AK, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB DEN66D0238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0238), Feb 26, 1966: Cessna 172 (N3789L), Zuni, NM, substantial damage

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