N3847S is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172E. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 24, 1998. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Cessna 172E cancelled July 24, 1998
- Serial number
- 17251047
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- May 24, 1991
- Last FAA action
- May 20, 1998
- Last owner
- Erb David L (Individual)
West Chester, PA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N3847S
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172E · serial 17251047
VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE LIGHT CONDITIONS AT DUSK (OR DARKNESS), AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE.
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