# N3879S: 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 31, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3879S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3879S

## Aircraft that carried N3879S

- [Cancelled 2012-10-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3879S-2012-10-31): Cessna 172E, S/N 17251079, built 1963. Owner: [Lewis Tyler P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEWIS%20TYLER%20P), [Redway, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Redway)

## NTSB investigations on N3879S (3)

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 WPR12LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA090), Feb 3, 2012: Cessna 172E (N3879S), Dinsmore, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's delayed remedial action, inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, and failure to attain/maintain adequate airspeed during an attempted go-around.
- [NTSB LAX68F0054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68F0054), Jul 2, 1967: Cessna 172 (N3879S), Arcadia, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X1497](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1497), Apr 28, 1964: Cessna 172 (N3879S), Santa Ana, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3879S (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 20120203005239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120203005239A), Feb 3, 2012: Cessna 172E (N3879S), Dinsmore, CA, Destroyed. Accident report "narrative" information as follows…student pilot and instructor were performing touch and go at Dinsmore, CA. On runway 27.aircraft veered off…

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