# N3720R: 1966 Cessna 172H, registration cancelled 2021-03-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 4, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired
- Airframe: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424)
- 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: 17255520
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 21, 1966
- Certificate issued: August 28, 2000
- Last registry action: November 16, 2017
- Mode S code: A43DA1
- Owner when cancelled: [Seeley Lake Flying Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEELEY%20LAKE%20FLYING%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [Seeley Lake, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Seeley%20Lake)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.2210° N, 113.5405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59868, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3720R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3720R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3720R-2021-03-04

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 172H: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h.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 WPR20LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA304), Sep 13, 2020: Cessna 172 (N3720R), Seeley Lake, MT, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot’s encounter with instrument meteorological conditions during a night visual approach due to wildfire smoke, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

## 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 20200912012629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200912012629A), Sep 12, 2020: Cessna 172H (N3720R), Seeley Lake, MT, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Saturday September 12, 2020 at about 21:45 local. While on final approach to runway 16 at the Seeley Lake Airport (23S) N3720R a CE-172H crashed in a heavily…

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