# N3879S: 1963 Cessna 172E, registration cancelled 2012-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412)
- Engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-252](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17251079
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 27, 1963
- Certificate issued: January 18, 2012
- Last registry action: January 18, 2012
- Mode S code: A478EF
- Owner when cancelled: [Lewis Tyler P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEWIS%20TYLER%20P)
- Location: [Redway, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Redway)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.1427° N, 123.8388° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95560, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3879S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3879S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3879S-2012-10-31

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 (3)

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 WPR12LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA090), Feb 3, 2012: Cessna 172E (N3879S), Dinsmore, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's delayed remedial action, inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, and failure to attain/maintain adequate airspeed during an attempted go-around.
- [NTSB LAX68F0054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68F0054), Jul 2, 1967: Cessna 172 (N3879S), Arcadia, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X1497](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1497), Apr 28, 1964: Cessna 172 (N3879S), Santa Ana, CA, substantial damage

## 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 20120203005239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120203005239A), Feb 3, 2012: Cessna 172E (N3879S), Dinsmore, CA, Destroyed. Accident report "narrative" information as follows…student pilot and instructor were performing touch and go at Dinsmore, CA. On runway 27.aircraft veered off…

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