N3973L is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172G built in 1966. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 31, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Cessna 172G cancelled October 31, 2017
- Serial number
- 17254142
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1966
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- April 25, 2003
- Last FAA action
- July 23, 2011
- Last owner
- Ifr Flyers LLC (Corporation)
Waller, TX - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N3973L
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 17254142
The pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat while operating in an area conducive to carburetor icing, which resulted in a total loss of engine power on approach and subsequent forced landing into a creek.
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