# N3886S: 1963 Cessna 172E, registration cancelled 1973-10-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 2, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17251086
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 24, 1969
- Mode S code: A47C3D
- Owner when cancelled: [Island Flying Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ISLAND%20FLYING%20INC)
- Location: [Hilton Head Island, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Hilton%20Head%20Island)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3886S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3886S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3886S-1973-10-02

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 172E: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e.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 IAD74AI002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI002), Jul 4, 1973: Cessna 172E (N3886S), Southern Pines, NC, destroyed, 3 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 19730704020379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730704020379A), Jul 4, 1973: Cessna 172D (N3886S), Southern Pines, NC, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Took off from sandy stubble fld about 1960 ft long. Didnt use 1st 200 ft. hit 50 ft trees at border.

## Other aircraft with N3886S

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3886S): Xag P100 PRO, S/N 8219425X5R91
- [Cancelled 2013-02-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3886S-2013-02-14): Johnson Milton E WAG AERO, S/N 1000, built 1983. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Pierce, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Pierce)

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