# N3841S: 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: 17251041
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 23, 1963
- Certificate issued: February 13, 1984
- Last registry action: February 17, 1999
- Mode S code: A46CB2
- Owner when cancelled: [Earlywine Dale E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EARLYWINE%20DALE%20E)
- Location: [Petersburg, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Petersburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 56.7790° N, 133.1280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99833, within about 31 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3841S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3841S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3841S-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 SEA88FA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88FA169), Sep 5, 1988: Cessna 172E (N3841S), Petersburg, AK, destroyed, 4 fatal

## 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 19880905036649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880905036649A), Sep 5, 1988: Cessna 172E (N3841S), Petersburg, AK, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Flew into tree level fog after takeoff. Crashed into 20 feet of water. Appears pilot was trying to get under fog.

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