# N3288L: Cessna 172H, registration cancelled 1972-02-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 16, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17256188
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 20, 1971
- Mode S code: A38F83
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Vernon E A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20VERNON%20E%20A)
- Location: [Neillsville, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Neillsville)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3288L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3288L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3288L-1972-02-16

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 172H: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h.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 CHI72AC048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC048), Dec 5, 1971: Cessna 172H (N3288L), Granton, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N3288L

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3288L): Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-15, S/N F7-891

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