# N3531E: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2024-04-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 19, 2024
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- 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: 17271575
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 8, 1978
- Last registry action: November 13, 2023
- Mode S code: A3F272
- Location: [Okeechobee, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Okeechobee)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 27.4780° N, 80.9087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34972, within about 16 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3531E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3531E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3531E-2024-04-19

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

## 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.

- [Incident 20230428005519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230428005519I), Apr 28, 2023: Cessna 172N (N3531E), Fleetville, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot reported nose-wheel shimmy on previous flight. Mechanic made repairs to nose landing gear. Pilot took aircraft out on runway for high-speed taxi,…

## Other aircraft with N3531E

- [Cancelled 1948-02-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3531E-1948-02-11): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-6893. Owner: [Mcdowell Sky Ranch](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCDOWELL%20SKY%20RANCH), [Luverne, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Luverne)

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