# N3974S: Cessna 172E, registration cancelled 1965-05-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 27, 1965
- 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: 17251174
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 2, 1965
- Mode S code: A49FBF
- Owner when cancelled: [Walter M Binswanger](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WALTER%20M%20BINSWANGER)
- Location: [Newport Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Newport%20Beach)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3974S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3974S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3974S-1965-05-27

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 LAX65A0061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX65A0061), Jan 24, 1965: Cessna 172E (N3974S), Fullerton, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal

## Other aircraft with N3974S

- [Cancelled 2013-07-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3974S-2013-07-30): Scott Jack V SONERAI 2L, S/N 1056, built 1984. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Mcginnes Dean C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCGINNES%20DEAN%20C), [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)

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