# N3972A: North American NAVION L-17C, registration cancelled 1970-07-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 13, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [North American NAVION L-17C](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion-l-17c) (registry code 6150138)
- Serial number: NAV41085
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 24, 1957
- Mode S code: A49F69
- Owner when cancelled: [Department Of The Army](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEPARTMENT%20OF%20THE%20ARMY)
- Location: [Fort Eustis, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Fort%20Eustis)
- Owner type: Government
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3972A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3972A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3972A-1970-07-13

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 North American NAVION L-17C: https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion-l-17c.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 DIA68F0049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68F0049), Jul 29, 1967: Navion C (N3972A), Roanoke, VA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N3972A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3972A): Eurocopter AS 350 B3, S/N 7082, built 2010
- [Cancelled 1985-08-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3972A-1985-08-01): Wormley Thomas E WIZARD J3, S/N J3-40-2865. Administratively canceled. Owner: [Wormley Thomas E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WORMLEY%20THOMAS%20E), [Orem, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Orem)

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