# N3885L: Cessna 172B, registration cancelled 1981-01-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 12, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17254054
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 29, 1974
- Mode S code: A47C14
- Owner when cancelled: [Kessler Conrad Et Al](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KESSLER%20CONRAD%20ET%20AL)
- Location: [Lake Worth, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lake%20Worth)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3885L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3885L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3885L-1981-01-12

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 172B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b.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 MIA80FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA095), Aug 28, 1980: Cessna 172 (N3885L), Wabasso, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19800828039649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800828039649A), Aug 28, 1980: Cessna 172G (N3885L), Wabasso, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft crashed into mobile home. No reason was determined for the crash. Witness could hear no engine noise.

## Other aircraft with N3885L

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3885L): Thomas Morse S4C, S/N 38850

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