# N3709S: Cessna 172E, registration cancelled 1965-03-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 11, 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: 17250909
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 3, 1963
- Mode S code: A4376F
- Owner when cancelled: [Sprinks M H Sr DBA Oak Grove Airport](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPRINKS%20M%20H%20SR%20DBA%20OAK%20GROVE%20AIRPORT)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3709S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3709S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3709S-1965-03-11

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 FTW65A0079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65A0079), Feb 6, 1965: Cessna 172 (N3709S), Burleson, TX, destroyed, 4 fatal

## Other aircraft with N3709S

- [Cancelled 2012-09-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3709S-2012-09-06): Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B, S/N F8B-023, built 1985. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Holland, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Holland)

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