N3172L is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Beech B36TC built in 1988. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 28, 2009. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Beech B36TC cancelled September 28, 2009
- Serial number
- EA-485
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1988
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- April 17, 2007
- Last FAA action
- April 17, 2007
- Last owner
- Berling David K (Co-owned)
Avondale, AZ - Airworthiness
- Standard · Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N3172L
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech B36TC · serial EA-485
the pilot's descent below the published minimum descent altitude for the instrument approach procedure, which resulted in a collision with wires and terrain. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's lack of recent experience in the accident airplane and in instrument meteorological conditions, and the night lighting conditions.
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