# N3599E: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2013-09-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 13, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 17271602
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 12, 1978
- Certificate issued: November 16, 1978
- Last registry action: September 29, 1997
- Mode S code: A409D4
- Owner when cancelled: [Capitol Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAPITOL%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Manhattan, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Manhattan)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1393° N, 96.5290° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66502, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3599E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3599E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3599E-2013-09-13

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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

## 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 MKC83FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA024), Nov 20, 1982: Cessna 172 (N3599E), Wamego, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19821120059319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821120059319A), Nov 20, 1982: Cessna 172 (N3599E), Wamego, KS, Destroyed. Struck powerlines while flying 40 feet above river. Crashed into river. Injured pilot succumbed from drowning.
- [Incident 19790731014289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790731014289I), Jul 31, 1979: Cessna 172N (N3599E), Manhattan, KS, Minor damage. Left gear failed after landing, cause undetermined.

## Other aircraft with N3599E

- [Cancelled 1953-09-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3599E-1953-09-24): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-6935, built 1947. Owner: [Hooten Lewis D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOOTEN%20LEWIS%20D), [Niles, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Niles)

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