# N3744S: 1963 Cessna 172E, registration cancelled 2017-04-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 7, 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: 17250944
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 30, 1963
- Certificate issued: May 13, 1992
- Last registry action: May 8, 1998
- Mode S code: A4459C
- Owner when cancelled: [Flightlease Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLIGHTLEASE%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7550° N, 75.5265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19802, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3744S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3744S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3744S-2017-04-07

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 (2)

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 ATL95LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA137), Jul 15, 1995: Cessna 172D (N3744S), Stanton, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY PLAN ENOUGH FUEL FOR THE INTENDED FLIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT BECAME LOST/DISORIENTATED, AND HIGH…
- [NTSB MIA65D0049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65D0049), Apr 8, 1965: Cessna 172 (N3744S), Anderson, SC, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19950715048699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950715048699A), Jul 15, 1995: Cessna 172E (N3744S), Stanton, TN, Substantial damage. (-16) Pilot could not locate destination airport following a 3.3 hr cross country flight and exhausted aircraft fuel supply. Pilot did not use available navid…
- [Incident 19950429025149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950429025149I), Apr 29, 1995: Cessna 172E (N3744S), Hickory Flat, MS. Ran out of fuel, landed on highway.

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