# N3799L: Cessna 172G, registration cancelled 1995-07-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 10, 1995
- 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: 17253968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 26, 1994
- Last registry action: July 26, 1994
- Mode S code: A458D8
- Owner when cancelled: [Katahdin Nursing Home](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KATAHDIN%20NURSING%20HOME)
- Location: [Caribou, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Caribou)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 46.9115° N, 68.0292° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 04736, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3799L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3799L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3799L-1995-07-10

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 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 NYC95LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA094), Apr 25, 1995: Cessna 172G (N3799L), Augusta, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S DELAY IN ABORTING THE LANDING ATTEMPT. THE CROSSWIND, AND THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE CROSSWIND WERE FACTORS.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19950425008639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950425008639A), Apr 25, 1995: Cessna 172G (N3799L), Augusta, ME, Substantial damage. Solo student lost control on crosswind landing. Dragged downwind wing. Ground looped. Sheared off main landing gear
- [Incident 19870817072209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870817072209I), Aug 17, 1987: Cessna 172G (N3799L), Houlton, ME, Minor damage. On rollout the aircraft sustained damage to the left wing, propeller blades. Unairworthy aircraft flown by pilot.
- [Incident 19790912035299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790912035299I), Sep 12, 1979: Cessna 172 (N3799L), Howlton, ME. Chutist accidently deployed reserve chute, cut away the main, was injured in hard landing.

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