# N3504A: Cessna 172S, registration cancelled 2019-11-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 26, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (registry code 2072439)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172S8857
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 1, 2005
- Last registry action: February 21, 2019
- Mode S code: A3E7B2
- Owner when cancelled: [Gryphon Aire LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRYPHON%20AIRE%20LLC)
- Location: [Santa Cruz, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Cruz)
- Physical address: [Lebanon, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Lebanon)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 36.9744° N, 122.0353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Cruz, CA, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3504A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3504A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3504A-2019-11-26

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 172S: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s.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 WPR19FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FAMS1), Jun 27, 2019: Cessna 172 (N3504A), Pescadero, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Impact with the ocean for reasons that could not be determined because the airplane was not located.

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