# N3965L: 1971 Cessna 172G, registration cancelled 1972-10-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 5, 1972
- 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: 17254134
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 29, 1971
- Mode S code: A49C25
- Owner when cancelled: [Minkin Irving C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MINKIN%20IRVING%20C)
- Location: [Memphis, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Memphis)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3965L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3965L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3965L-1972-10-05

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 MKC73AK004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73AK004), Jul 6, 1972: Cessna 172 (N3965L), Tunica, MS, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N3965L

- [Cancelled 2011-05-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3965L-2011-05-25): Lands END Air Sports MITCHELL T-10, S/N T-107. Assigned, pending cancellation

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