# N3998S: Cessna 172B, registration cancelled 1971-12-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 15, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17251198
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 12, 1964
- Mode S code: A4A7B9
- Owner when cancelled: [Elkins Pilots Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ELKINS%20PILOTS%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [Elkins, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Elkins)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3998S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3998S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3998S-1971-12-15

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 172B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b.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 UNK64X1005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1005), Mar 21, 1964: Cessna 172 (N3998S), Middletown, MD, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N3998S

- [Cancelled 1984-01-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3998S-1984-01-24): Stewart John R JR QUICKSILVER MX II, S/N 1363, built 1983. Owner: [Stewart John R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEWART%20JOHN%20R), [Greer, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Greer)

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