# N3897Q: 1971 Cessna 172Q, registration cancelled 1980-03-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 11, 1980
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172q) (registry code 2072437)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17259997
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 22, 1979
- Mode S code: A48015
- Owner when cancelled: [Weiskind Darrol I](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEISKIND%20DARROL%20I)
- Location: [Mercer Isle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Mercer%20Isle)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3897Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3897Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3897Q-1980-03-11

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 172Q: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172q.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 SEA73DYE35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYE35), May 19, 1973: Cessna 172S (N3897Q), La Conner, WA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 19781009029889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781009029889I), Oct 9, 1978: Cessna 172 (N3897Q), Point Roberts, WA, Minor damage. Cross wires between the floats broke during the take off run. Floats spread and dug in the water, aircraft flipped.
- [Accident 19730519013859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730519013859A), May 19, 1973: Cessna 172L (N3897Q), La Conner, WA, Substantial damage. Float equip.

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