# N3890Q: Cessna 172L, registration cancelled 1988-11-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 25, 1988
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17259990
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A47F20
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3890Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3890Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3890Q-1988-11-25

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 172L: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l.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 LAX85FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA025), Oct 19, 1984: Cessna 172L (N3890Q), Westmoreland, CA, destroyed

## 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 19841019057389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841019057389A), Oct 19, 1984: Cessna 172L (N3890Q), Westmoreland, CA, Destroyed. Slowed descent due to turbulence. Engine quit. Crash occured during night emergency landing in soft field.

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