# N3884R: 1966 Cessna 172H, registration cancelled 2013-07-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 19, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17255384
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 18, 1966
- Certificate issued: April 3, 1992
- Last registry action: April 24, 1998
- Mode S code: A47BF6
- Owners when cancelled: [Moe Paul M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOE%20PAUL%20M), [Ridgeway Ermon](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RIDGEWAY%20ERMON)
- Location: [Monroe, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Monroe)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 42.6091° N, 89.6494° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 53566, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3884R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3884R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3884R-2013-07-19

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 172H: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h.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 CHI92FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA119), Apr 1, 1992: Cessna 172H (N3884R), Browntown, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ACCIDENT WERE THE SNOW CONDITIONS, AN INADEQUATE WEATHER EVALUATION BY BOTH 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 19920401007849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920401007849A), Apr 1, 1992: Cessna 172H (N3884R), Browntown, WI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Student flew into snow storm. Vertigo and spiral dive indicated prior ground impact. CFI aware snow area for flight

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