# N3811R: Cessna 172H, registration cancelled 1968-08-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 5, 1968
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17255311
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A4618C
- Owner when cancelled: [Lane John H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LANE%20JOHN%20H)
- Location: [Durham, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Durham)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3811R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3811R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3811R-1968-08-05

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 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 DIA68A0046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68A0046), Apr 24, 1968: Cessna 172 (N3811R), Hillsborough, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N3811R

- [Cancelled 2009-07-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3811R-2009-07-28): Beech A36, S/N E-1800, built 1980. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Wesson William D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESSON%20WILLIAM%20D), [Oxford, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Oxford)

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