# N3958S: 1964 Cessna 172E, registration cancelled 2023-02-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 28, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- 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: 17251158
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 25, 1964
- Last registry action: July 8, 2021
- Mode S code: A498DD
- Location: [Tipp City, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Tipp%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.9409° N, 84.1660° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45371, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3958S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3958S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3958S-2023-02-28

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 ERA20LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA034), Nov 13, 2019: Cessna 172 (N3958S), Toms River, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the Cessna 172N pilot to see and avoid a second airplane while maneuvering in the traffic pattern, which resulted in a midair collision. Contributing to the accident was the failure of…

## 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 20191113018862A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191113018862A), Nov 13, 2019: Cessna 172E (N3958S), Berkeley Townsh, NJ, Substantial damage. Cessna 172N, N2148E, s/n 17271169, and a Cessna 172E, N3958S, s/n 17251158 collided while attempting to land on runway 32 at ocean county airport (mjx),…

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