# N3552S: Cessna 172E, registration cancelled 1973-10-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 2, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17250752
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 14, 1970
- Mode S code: A3FA0F
- Owner when cancelled: [Thomas M Ord](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMAS%20M%20ORD)
- Location: [Tacoma, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Tacoma)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3552S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3552S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3552S-1973-10-02

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 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 MKC74AK002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74AK002), Jul 30, 1973: Cessna 172E (N3552S), Lake Park, MN, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19730730024479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730730024479A), Jul 30, 1973: Cessna 172D (N3552S), Lake Park, MN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. OBS saw acft in slow flt just above hiway. Lost ctl in l turn.

## Other aircraft with N3552S

- [Cancelled 2001-10-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3552S-2001-10-04): Cessna T206H, S/N T20608324, built 2001. Exported to Switzerland. Owner: [Aerolloyd Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AEROLLOYD%20INC), [Orlando, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Orlando)

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