# N3857Q: Cessna 172L, registration cancelled 1991-05-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 31, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17259957
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 2, 1988
- Last registry action: April 30, 1991
- Mode S code: A47139
- Owner when cancelled: [Clough Richard D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLOUGH%20RICHARD%20D)
- Location: [Alturas, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Alturas)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.4563° N, 120.5113° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 96101, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3857Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3857Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3857Q-1991-05-31

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 LAX89LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA080), Jan 7, 1989: Cessna 172 (N3857Q), Alturas, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE ON THE SNOW-COVERED RUNWAY, RESULTING IN A NOSE-OVER WHEN THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO DEEPER SNOW.

## 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 19890107000289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890107000289A), Jan 7, 1989: Cessna 172L (N3857Q), Alturas, CA, Destroyed. Student lost control on flare for landing. Landed in crab. Veered off runway into deep snow and nosed over.

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