# N3043E: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1982-11-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 27, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17271414
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 6, 1979
- Mode S code: A330F4
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Francis P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20FRANCIS%20P)
- Location: [Framingham, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Framingham)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3043E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3043E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3043E-1982-11-27

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.md

## NTSB investigations (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 NYC81FNE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNE04), Nov 22, 1980: Cessna C-172N (N3043E), Sterling, MA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19801122074279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801122074279A), Nov 22, 1980: Cessna 172N (N3043E), Sterling, MA, Destroyed. Allowed airplane to change heading by 90 degrees on go-around. Stalled, impacted in field adjacent to airport.

## Other aircraft with N3043E

- [Cancelled 2016-08-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3043E-2016-08-29): Cessna 180, S/N 30898, built 1954. Third renewal notice. Owner: [Nolan Brian Douglas](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NOLAN%20BRIAN%20DOUGLAS), [Kasilof, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Kasilof)
- [Cancelled 1955-10-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3043E-1955-10-04): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-6629. Owner: [John E Andrews](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHN%20E%20ANDREWS), [Wayne, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Wayne)

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