# N3878Q: Cessna 172L, registration cancelled 1998-02-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 17, 1998
- Exported to: Mexico
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17259978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 14, 1980
- Last registry action: October 15, 1997
- Mode S code: A478CA
- Owner when cancelled: [Bentz Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENTZ%20CHARLES)
- Location: [Mesa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Mesa)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3974° N, 111.7165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85206, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3878Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3878Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3878Q-1998-02-17

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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

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