# N3778S: 1963 Cessna 172E, registration cancelled 2018-04-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 5, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- 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: 17250978
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A4514D
- Owner when cancelled: [Thunderbird Field Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THUNDERBIRD%20FIELD%20INC)
- Location: [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3778S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3778S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3778S-2018-04-05

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 LAX66F0137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0137), Aug 20, 1965: Cessna 172 (N3778S), Indian Sprgs, NV, destroyed
- [NTSB DEN65D0104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65D0104), May 22, 1965: Cessna 172 (N3778S), Cedar City, UT, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N3778S

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3778S): DJI T50, S/N 1581F6BUB24480014755

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