# N3891S: 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: June 16, 1993
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3891S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3891S

## Aircraft that carried N3891S

- [Cancelled 1993-06-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3891S-1993-06-16): Cessna 172E, S/N 17251091. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Hylift Aero Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HYLIFT%20AERO%20INC), [Pontiac, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Pontiac)

## NTSB investigations on N3891S (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 CHI91LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA269), Aug 22, 1991: Cessna 172E (N3891S), Harbor Springs, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR WIND CONDITIONS. A FACTOR ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT WAS HIS DELAY IN INITIATING THE GO-AROUND.
- [NTSB CHI84LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA318), Jul 29, 1984: Cessna 172 (N3891S), Urbana, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC79FFA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFA06), Dec 28, 1978: Cessna 172 (N3891S), Albany, NY, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3891S (3)

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 19910822036199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910822036199A), Aug 22, 1991: Cessna 172E (N3891S), Harbor Springs, MI, Substantial damage. Tried to land in gusty crosswind. Gust blew aircraft off side of runway. Began go around and lost control.
- [Accident 19840729060289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840729060289A), Jul 29, 1984: Cessna 172E (N3891S), Urbana, OH, Substantial damage. Engine quit on final approach for landing from fuel exhaustion. Aircraft hit trees and pitched nose down.
- [Accident 19781228040939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781228040939A), Dec 28, 1978: Cessna 172D (N3891S), Albany, NY, Substantial damage

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