# N3911S: Cessna 172E, registration cancelled 1971-01-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 18, 1971
- 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: 17251111
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 17, 1964
- Mode S code: A4890C
- Owner when cancelled: [Peninsula Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PENINSULA%20AVIATION)
- Location: [San Carlos, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Carlos)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3911S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3911S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3911S-1971-01-18

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 OAK67F0013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67F0013), Jun 26, 1966: Cessna 172E (N3911S), Vacaville, CA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N3911S

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3911S-undated): Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, S/N 45651. Triennial form not returned

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