# N3573S: Cessna 172E, registration cancelled 1965-12-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 21, 1965
- 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: 17250773
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 30, 1965
- Mode S code: A401A0
- Owner when cancelled: [Flying Thunderbirds Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLYING%20THUNDERBIRDS%20INC)
- Location: [Angola, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Angola)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3573S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3573S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3573S-1965-12-21

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 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 CHI66A0045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66A0045), Nov 7, 1965: Cessna 172E (N3573S), St.Joseph, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N3573S

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3573S): Destiny Powered Parachute DESTINY 2000, S/N 3C0529
- [Cancelled 2003-04-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3573S-2003-04-03): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 28-8016191, built 1979. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)

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