# N3988Q: 1971 Cessna 172L, registration cancelled 2012-11-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 14, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17260088
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 30, 1971
- Certificate issued: May 17, 1991
- Last registry action: May 19, 2009
- Mode S code: A4A400
- Owner when cancelled: [Carr Chet D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARR%20CHET%20D)
- Location: [Prairie City, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Prairie%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.4887° N, 102.8489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 57649, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3988Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3988Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3988Q-2012-11-14

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 SEA92FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92FA109), May 24, 1992: Cessna 172L (N3988Q), Colburn, ID, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED, FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO REVERSE COURSE IN A BOX CANYON, AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE NARROW BOX…

## 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.

- [Accident 19920524043069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920524043069A), May 24, 1992: Cessna 172L (N3988Q), Colburn, ID, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into box canyon at low altitude. Unable to clear rising terrain. Tried to turn around and struck trees.
- [Incident 19781216025349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781216025349I), Dec 16, 1978: Cessna 172 (N3988Q), Hornick, IA, Minor damage. Pilot mistook a freshly graded drainage system for an airport runway. Nose wheel struck a ridge, collapsed.

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