# N3847S: Cessna 172E, registration cancelled 1998-07-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 24, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17251047
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 24, 1991
- Last registry action: May 20, 1998
- Mode S code: A46D84
- Owner when cancelled: [Erb David L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ERB%20DAVID%20L)
- Location: [West Chester, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/West%20Chester)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.9277° N, 75.6132° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19382, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3847S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3847S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3847S-1998-07-24

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 BFO92LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA126), Sep 4, 1992: Cessna 172E (N3847S), Tuckahoe, NJ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE…

## 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 19920904035259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920904035259A), Sep 4, 1992: Cessna STC172 (N3847S), Tuckahoe, NJ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Became missing on short flight. Found in a swamp 2 days later. Had lost control in near zero IMC.

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