# N3873S: 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: October 16, 2009
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3873S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3873S

## Aircraft that carried N3873S

- [Cancelled 2009-10-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3873S-2009-10-16): Cessna 172E, S/N 17251073. Registration revoked. Owner: [Fountain Geoffrey  Co Ow](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOUNTAIN%20GEOFFREY%20%20CO%20OW), [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)

## NTSB investigations on N3873S (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 ANC69F0120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69F0120), Mar 30, 1969: Cessna 172E (N3873S), North Pole, AK, destroyed

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