# N3699S: 1963 Cessna 172E, registration cancelled 2017-06-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 30, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17250899
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 20, 1963
- Certificate issued: August 16, 2000
- Last registry action: December 29, 2009
- Mode S code: A4315F
- Owners when cancelled: [Strickland William Howell](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STRICKLAND%20WILLIAM%20HOWELL), [Strickland Ruth](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STRICKLAND%20RUTH)
- Location: [Fair Bluff, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Fair%20Bluff)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 34.2868° N, 79.0014° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28439, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3699S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3699S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3699S-2017-06-30

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 MIA08CA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA028), Dec 9, 2007: Cessna 172E (N3699S), Fair Bluff, NC, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection which failed to detect contaminated fuel, and subsequent loss of engine power.

## 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 20071209828449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071209828449A), Dec 9, 2007: Cessna 172E (N3699S), Fair Bluff, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) He stated that he did find water in the fuel on preflight. He had not flown the aircraft since the annual. He washed the aircraft and sumped it, ran it,…

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