# N3847S: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: July 24, 1998
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3847S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3847S

## Aircraft that carried N3847S

- [Cancelled 1998-07-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3847S-1998-07-24): Cessna 172E, S/N 17251047. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Erb David L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ERB%20DAVID%20L), [West Chester, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/West%20Chester)

## NTSB investigations on N3847S (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO92LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA126), Sep 4, 1992: Cessna 172E (N3847S), Tuckahoe, NJ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3847S (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19920904035259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920904035259A), Sep 4, 1992: Cessna STC172 (N3847S), Tuckahoe, NJ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Became missing on short flight. Found in a swamp 2 days later. Had lost control in near zero IMC.

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