# N3689S: Cessna 172E, registration cancelled 1972-10-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 20, 1972
- 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: 17250889
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 20, 1972
- Mode S code: A42DA8
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Service Caravan Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20SERVICE%20CARAVAN%20CO%20INC)
- Location: [New Bedford, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/New%20Bedford)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3689S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3689S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3689S-1972-10-20

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 NYC73FNE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNE03), Jul 14, 1972: Cessna 172E (N3689S), Sterling, MA, destroyed

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