# N3905L: 1965 Cessna 172G, registration cancelled 2013-07-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 19, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 17254074
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 22, 1965
- Certificate issued: October 20, 1987
- Last registry action: November 7, 2000
- Mode S code: A485DB
- Owner when cancelled: [Sawer James C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAWER%20JAMES%20C)
- Location: [Morton, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Morton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3096° N, 89.6650° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 39117, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3905L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3905L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3905L-2013-07-19

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 (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 MIA89LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA199), Jul 13, 1989: Cessna 172 (N3905L), Forest, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT AND PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER FROM WATER IN THE FUEL. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: UNEVEN RUNWAY, PILOT'S IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING, A GUSTY…
- [NTSB DEN67D0130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0130), Oct 13, 1966: Cessna 172 (N3905L), Denver, CO, substantial damage

## 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 19890713022439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890713022439A), Jul 13, 1989: Cessna 172G (N3905L), Forest, MS, Substantial damage. Climbed out nose high on touch and go. Stalled and crashed. Pilot blamed weak power. Water found in fuel system.

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