# N3988Q: 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: November 14, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3988Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3988Q

## Aircraft that carried N3988Q

- [Cancelled 2012-11-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3988Q-2012-11-14): Cessna 172L, S/N 17260088, built 1971. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Carr Chet D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARR%20CHET%20D), [Prairie City, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Prairie%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N3988Q (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 SEA92FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92FA109), May 24, 1992: Cessna 172L (N3988Q), Colburn, ID, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED, FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO REVERSE COURSE IN A BOX CANYON, AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE NARROW BOX…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3988Q (2)

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 19920524043069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920524043069A), May 24, 1992: Cessna 172L (N3988Q), Colburn, ID, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into box canyon at low altitude. Unable to clear rising terrain. Tried to turn around and struck trees.
- [Incident 19781216025349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781216025349I), Dec 16, 1978: Cessna 172 (N3988Q), Hornick, IA, Minor damage. Pilot mistook a freshly graded drainage system for an airport runway. Nose wheel struck a ridge, collapsed.

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