N3090U — 1963 Cessna 172E

Aircraft record

Serial number

17250690

Manufacturer

Cessna

Model

172E

Year

1963

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

Cont Motor 0-300 Ser

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N3090U →

Accident & incident history

1. ERA21LA313Aug 2, 2021Waxhaw, NCMinor

   The pilot’s failure to abort the takeoff in sufficient time to stop the airplane on the runway remaining. Contributing to the accident was the lack of airplane takeoff performance due to the pilot’s failure to assure that the carburetor heat control was in the off position and the elevated density altitude.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1963 Cessna 172E).

1. Apr 16, 2022deregistered — Wings Over Waxhaw Flying Club Inc

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N3090U was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1963 Cessna 172E above.

• until Oct 21, 1963Cessna 172E (s/n 17250680)

Frequently asked

Has N3090U been in an accident?

Yes. N3090U appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2021.

What kind of aircraft is N3090U?

N3090U is a 1963 Cessna 172E (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 17250690.