# N3797G: 1948 Universal TEMCO D-16, registration cancelled 2012-08-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 10, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- Airframe: [Universal TEMCO D-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-temco-d-16) (registry code 9230606)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: TN-13
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Last registry action: January 29, 1998
- Mode S code: A4588E
- Location: [Liberal, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Liberal)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.0461° N, 100.9277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Liberal, KS, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3797G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3797G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3797G-2012-08-10

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 Universal TEMCO D-16: https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-temco-d-16.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 CHI73IC088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73IC088), May 18, 1973: Universal D-16 (N3797G), Ypsilanti, MI, incident, minor damage

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