Single-engine piston

N3943

1984 Cessna 172P Skyhawk

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1984
Serial
17276186
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320-D2J
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Nighthawk N8231G LLC (LLC)
Based
Pompano Beach, FL
Registration record

N3943 on the FAA register

Type
1984 Cessna 172P Skyhawk
Serial
17276186
Engines
Lycoming O-320-D2J
Registered owner
Nighthawk N8231G LLC
Pompano Beach, FL
Certificate issued
2025-01-14
Airworthiness date
2024-11-03
Registration expires
2032-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A49466
Mode S (octal)
51112146
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
440 nm
Cruise (type)
95 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-01-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N3943 to the current registrant.
  • 2024-11-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2017-11-06
    N3943 previously assigned to a Glasflugel Standard Libelle (s/n 214); cancelled.
  • 1984
    Manufactured (1984).
Overview

About N3943

N3943 is a 1984 Cessna 172P Skyhawk, serial number 17276186. The FAA register lists Nighthawk N8231G LLC as the registrant in Pompano Beach, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 14, 2025 and expires on January 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320-D2J engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 95 knots and a range of about 440 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated November 3, 2024.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3943. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
95 kt
Range
440 nm
Fuel burn
8 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1973-07-05 Accident · Fairfield,Pa, 38 Damage: Minor NTSB · 3 2027
Reported aircraft: Glasflugel H301 — a different aircraft that carried the N3943 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: P RETREIVE SHORT,HIGH GRASS AT RUNWAY EDGE.WHEELS.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.