# N3602S: Cessna 172E, registration cancelled 1971-12-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 16, 1971
- 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: 17250802
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 9, 1971
- Mode S code: A40EFB
- Owner when cancelled: [Feltes Paul E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FELTES%20PAUL%20E)
- Location: [El Paso, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/El%20Paso)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3602S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3602S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3602S-1971-12-16

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 FTW72DQD16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DQD16), Nov 5, 1971: Cessna 172E (N3602S), S.Buenaventra, Mexico, destroyed, 4 fatal

## Other aircraft with N3602S

- [Cancelled 2019-07-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3602S-2019-07-26): Aerostar International RX 8, S/N RX8-3018, built 1989. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Ring Theodore B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RING%20THEODORE%20B), [Imperial, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Imperial)
- [Cancelled 1987-03-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3602S-1987-03-23): Aerospatiale AS350D, S/N 1109, built 1979. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Aviation Materials Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVIATION%20MATERIALS%20INC), [Memphis, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Memphis)

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