N3647S is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172E built in 1963. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 17, 2019. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Cessna 172E cancelled January 17, 2019
- Serial number
- 17250847
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1963
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- October 13, 1972
- Last FAA action
- May 27, 2015
- Last owner
- Trostle Walter M (Individual)
Gettysburg, PA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N3647S
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172E · serial 17250847
The total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain a proper approach speed during the forced landing, which resulted in impact with trees.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site