N3940R is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172H built in 1966. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 21, 2008. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Cessna 172H cancelled February 21, 2008
- Serial number
- 17255440
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1966
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- October 23, 2003
- Last FAA action
- October 17, 2006
- Last owner
- Joe Smith Farms INC (Corporation)
Jacksonville, TX - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N3940R
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172H · serial 17255440
The pilot's continued flight into adverse weather conditions resulting in a loss of control. Contributing factors were the dark night conditions, the clouds. low ceilings, and the pilot's limited night and instrument experience.
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