# N3857Q: 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: May 31, 1991
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3857Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3857Q

## Aircraft that carried N3857Q

- [Cancelled 1991-05-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3857Q-1991-05-31): Cessna 172L, S/N 17259957. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Clough Richard D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLOUGH%20RICHARD%20D), [Alturas, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Alturas)

## NTSB investigations on N3857Q (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 LAX89LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA080), Jan 7, 1989: Cessna 172 (N3857Q), Alturas, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE ON THE SNOW-COVERED RUNWAY, RESULTING IN A NOSE-OVER WHEN THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO DEEPER SNOW.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3857Q (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 19890107000289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890107000289A), Jan 7, 1989: Cessna 172L (N3857Q), Alturas, CA, Destroyed. Student lost control on flare for landing. Landed in crab. Veered off runway into deep snow and nosed over.

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