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N3097U

N3097U is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172E built in 1963. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 30, 2015. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Cessna 172E cancelled April 30, 2015

Serial number
17250697
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1963
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
December 9, 1997
Last FAA action
January 13, 2004
Last owner
Lichter Seymour (Individual)
Boca Raton, FL
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N3097U

NYC98FA020Accident on October 26, 1997 at Elkton, VA: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172E · serial 17250697

The pilot's intention VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing factors were clouds and mountainous/hilly terrain..

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site