N3269L is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172H built in 1967. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 2, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Cessna 172H cancelled October 2, 2012
- Serial number
- 17256169
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1967
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- May 18, 1988
- Last FAA action
- July 31, 2009
- Last owner
- Grindeland Ethan P (Co-owned)
Hatton, ND - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N3269L
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172H · serial 17256169
IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT CLEARANCE ABOVE THE GROUND. THE TAILWIND, HIGH OBSTRUCTION (SHELTER BELT), AND DOWNDRAFT WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.
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