# N3209E: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2013-09-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 23, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17271469
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, other
- Airworthiness date: January 25, 2006
- Certificate issued: July 11, 2011
- Last registry action: July 11, 2011
- Mode S code: A371E8
- Owner when cancelled: [Jps Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JPS%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Monroe, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Monroe)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.5808° N, 92.0215° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 71203, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3209E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3209E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3209E-2013-09-23

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 CEN11CA580](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA580), Aug 18, 2011: Cessna 172N (N3209E), Winnsboro, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff with a gusting crosswind.

## 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 20110818017059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110818017059A), Aug 18, 2011: Cessna 172N (N3209E), Winnsboro, LA, Substantial damage. Student pilot practicing operations out of F89. Pilot had completed landing for touch and go. During take off and as the aircraft began to lift wind gust from…

## Other aircraft with N3209E

- [Cancelled 1947-02-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3209E-1947-02-19): Aeronca 11AC, S/N 11AC-1555, built 1946. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Aeronca Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERONCA%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Middletown, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Middletown)

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