# N3531S: 1963 Cessna 172E, registration cancelled 2012-06-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 4, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17250731
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 11, 1963
- Last registry action: April 6, 1992
- Mode S code: A3F27E
- Location: [Sugar Hill, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Sugar%20Hill)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1341° N, 84.0244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30518, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3531S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3531S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3531S-2012-06-04

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 172E: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e.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 FTW90LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA049), Jan 4, 1990: Cessna 172E (N3531S), Hammond, LA, destroyed. Probable cause: PILOT IN COMMAND'S INITIATION AND CONTINUATION OF THE FLIGHT INTO AN AREA OF KNOWN IMC WEATHER CONDITIONS AND HIS SUBSEQUENT INABILITY TO LAND PRIOR TO RUNNING OUT OF FUEL. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO…

## 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 19900104000629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900104000629A), Jan 4, 1990: Cessna 172E (N3531S), Hammond, LA, Destroyed. Depart into worsening weather at night with passenger. Unable to locate vectored airports by ATC ran out of fuel.

## Other aircraft with N3531S

- [Cancelled 2026-04-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3531S-2026-04-07): Insitu SCANEAGLE2, S/N 25-3531. Exported to Japan. Owner: [Insitu Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INSITU%20INC), [Bingen, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Bingen)

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