# N3743S: 1963 Cessna 172E, registration cancelled 2018-01-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 18, 2018
- 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: 17250943
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 6, 1963
- Certificate issued: December 7, 2005
- Last registry action: December 16, 2008
- Mode S code: A44579
- Owner when cancelled: [Ballinger Ben R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALLINGER%20BEN%20R)
- Location: [Anaheim, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Anaheim)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8562° N, 117.7402° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92808, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3743S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3743S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3743S-2018-01-18

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 SEA68D0295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0295), Apr 6, 1968: Cessna 172 (N3743S), Ellensburg, WA, substantial damage

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