# N3887S: 1963 Cessna 172E, registration cancelled 2011-01-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 31, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412)
- 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: 17251087
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A47C60
- Owner when cancelled: [Cookes Machine Svc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COOKES%20MACHINE%20SVC)
- Location: [Ontario, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Ontario)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0356° N, 117.5915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91761, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3887S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3887S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3887S-2011-01-31

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 (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 LAX66A0093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0093), May 26, 1966: Cessna 172E (N3887S), Wendover, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal

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