N3979BCessna U-3A
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jul 11, 2006.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026- Last registered owner
- United States Air Force Owner
- Owner type
- Government
- City, state
- Randolph Afb, TX
- Certificate issued
- Dec 10, 1986
- Canceled
- Jul 11, 2006
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Jul 15, 1983
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Cessna
- Model
- U-3A
- Serial number
- 57-5870
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 5
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A4A05F
Engine
- Type
- Reciprocating
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 1986 – 2006United States Air Force OwnerRandolph Afb, TX
- 1956 – 1971Individual ownerLitte Rock, AR · different airframe: Boeing Pt-17 S/N 75-4730
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0)
No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 18, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 18, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026