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N3985Q

Cessna 172L

Valid Arizona

N3985Q is a Cessna 172L, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1971. It has 4 seats. It is registered to an individual in Golden Valley, Arizona. The registration is valid: it was issued on September 14, 2022 and expires on September 30, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal; utility, dated September 14, 1971. 1 document is on file: disclaimer.

Aircraft

Maker
Cessna
Model
172L
Serial number
17260085
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
Seats
4
Year built
1971
Cruising speed
105 mph
Transponder code
A4A397 (octal 51121627)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 14, 2022
Expires
September 30, 2029
Last FAA action
September 2, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility · September 14, 1971
FAA region
Western-Pacific
FAA record id
00930784

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Arnold Ralph F
Type
Individual
Address
1822 S Gleeson Rd
Golden Valley, AZ 86413-6562

Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.

Documents on file 1

2026-09-18Disclaimer

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data