N3853Q is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172L built in 1971. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 4, 2012. The last status on file was "registration pending, canceled".
Cessna 172L cancelled June 4, 2012
- Serial number
- 17259953
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1971
- Last status
- Registration pending, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- October 21, 1997
- Last owner
- Registration Pending (Individual)
Centreville, VA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N3853Q
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172L · serial 17259953
The student pilot's attempted VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, resulting in a subsequent in-flight collision with trees and terrain. Contributing factors were, haze/smoke, the student pilot's failure to obtain a preflight weather briefing, the student pilot's lack of total experience in type operation, and 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