# N3853Q: 1971 Cessna 172L, registration cancelled 2012-06-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 4, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17259953
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 5, 1971
- Last registry action: October 21, 1997
- Mode S code: A470AD
- Location: [Centreville, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Centreville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8110° N, 77.4629° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20121, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3853Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3853Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3853Q-2012-06-04

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 172L: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l.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 MIA99FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99FA050), Jun 23, 1998: Cessna 172L (N3853Q), Macclenny, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot's attempted VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, resulting in a subsequent in-flight collision with trees and terrain. Contributing factors were, haze/smoke, 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 19980623033509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980623033509A), Jun 23, 1998: Cessna 172L (N3853Q), Macclenny, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Acft has been missing since it departed on 6/23/98 and the wreckage was finally located on 12/19/98. (.19) on June 23, 1998, a Cessna 172L, N3853Q, registered…

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